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Descriptive Adjective

nounid 45594·updated May 18, 2026
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an adjective that ascribes to its noun the value of an attribute of that noun (e.g., `a nervous person' or `a musical speaking voice')

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Classifications

Entity Type

Unknownauthoritativeglossary_import_default_pending_classifier

Sensitivity

unclassified

Information Class

unclassified

Variants

synonym
qualifying adjective
plural
Descriptive Adjectives
possessive
Descriptive Adjective's
pluralpossessive
Descriptive Adjectives'

Framework definitions

Wordset Dictionary1 senseview framework →
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an adjective that ascribes to its noun the value of an attribute of that noun (e.g., `a nervous person' or `a musical speaking voice')
Legacy lexicon import1 senseview framework →
§1 · legacy_primary
an adjective that ascribes to its noun the value of an attribute of that noun (e.g., `a nervous person' or `a musical speaking voice')
DR-088 backfill from the noun definition column

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Incoming relationships

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