| DESCRIPTIVELY | • descriptively adv. In a descriptive manner. • DESCRIPTIVE adv. serving to describe. |
| DESCRIPTIVISM | • descriptivism n. (Linguistics) The practice of describing realistic forms, as opposed to prescribing idealistic norms… • DESCRIPTIVISM n. a theory of ethics by which only empirical statements are acceptable. |
| DESCRIPTIVIST | • descriptivist adj. Subscribing to, or related to, descriptivism. • descriptivist n. (Linguistics) Someone who records and describes actual rules regarding language usage, or who believes… • DESCRIPTIVIST adj. relating to descriptivism, a theory of ethics by which only empirical statements are acceptable. |
| INDESCRIBABLE | • indescribable adj. Impossible (or very difficult) to describe. • indescribable adj. Exceeding all description. • INDESCRIBABLE adj. that cannot be described. |
| INDESCRIBABLY | • indescribably adv. In an indescribable manner. • INDESCRIBABLE adv. that cannot be described. |
| MISDESCRIBING | • misdescribing v. Present participle of misdescribe. • MISDESCRIBE v. to describe wrongly. |
| NONDESCRIPTLY | • nondescriptly adv. In a nondescript way. • NONDESCRIPT adv. belonging or appearing to belong to no particular class or kind. |
| OVERPRESCRIBE | • overprescribe v. (Transitive) To prescribe (a drug) more frequently than appropriate. • OVERPRESCRIBE v. to prescribe excessively. |
| PRESCRIPTIBLE | • prescriptible adj. Subject to prescription. • PRESCRIPTIBLE adj. that can be prescribed. |
| PRESCRIPTIONS | • prescriptions n. Plural of prescription. • PRESCRIPTION n. the act of prescribing. |
| REDESCRIPTION | • redescription n. Description again or anew. • REDESCRIPTION n. a new and more complete description esp. of a biological taxon. |
| UNDESCRIBABLE | • undescribable adj. Alternative form of indescribable. • UNDESCRIBABLE adj. not describable. |