descriptive: Meaning and Definition of

de•scrip•tive

1. having the quality of describing; characterized by description: a descriptive passage in an essay.
1. Gram.(of an adjective or other modifier) expressing a quality of the word it modifies, as fresh in fresh milk. Cf. limiting.
2. (of a clause) nonrestrictive. Cf. restrictive (def. 4).
3. noting, concerned with, or based upon the fact or experience.
4. characterized by or based upon the classification and description of material in a given field: descriptive botany.