delineativeadj.

Brit.

/dᵻˈlɪnɪətɪv/, U.S.

/dəˈlɪniˌeɪdɪv/,

/diˈlɪniˌeɪdɪv/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin dēlīneāt- , dēlīneāre , -ive suffix.

Etymology: < classical Latin dēlīneāt-, past participial stem of dēlīneāre delineate v. + -ive suffix. Compare earlier delineatory adj.Compare Portuguese delineativo (1690).

Tending to delineate something; of the nature of or characterized by delineation; esp. descriptive. Also with of indicating the thing delineated.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > painting and drawing > [adjective] > pictorial representation

pictorical1596

delineatory1645

pictorial1646

pictural1656

tabulary1716

delineative1754

iconographic1855

iconographical1865

pictoric1867

1754 J. Kirkpatrick Anal. Inoculation i. 13 Such..will discover many such obvious Appearances, as strongly countenance the Reality of this Infection, tho' they are not delineative of the Manner of it.

1842 Illustr. London News 18 June 94/2 This book will be of immense advantage to those desirous of learning particulars regarding the locality to which it is intended to confine its delineative claims.

1892 A. M. Clerke Familiar Stud. Homer x. 276 The delineative inlaying of the Shield of Achilles.

1954 Morning Herald (Hagerstown, Maryland) 2 Aug. 22/6 He had also amassed the material for the first comprehensive and delineative text on the subject.

2018 P. Russell Wagner: Masterworks (e-book ed.) He made his arias delineative of the situations and he paid the homage of an artist to the text.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2020; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	delineative
释义	delineativeadj. Brit. /dᵻˈlɪnɪətɪv/, U.S. /dəˈlɪniˌeɪdɪv/, /diˈlɪniˌeɪdɪv/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin dēlīneāt- , dēlīneāre , -ive suffix. Etymology: < classical Latin dēlīneāt-, past participial stem of dēlīneāre delineate v. + -ive suffix. Compare earlier delineatory adj.Compare Portuguese delineativo (1690). Tending to delineate something; of the nature of or characterized by delineation; esp. descriptive. Also with of indicating the thing delineated. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > painting and drawing > [adjective] > pictorial representation pictorical1596 delineatory1645 pictorial1646 pictural1656 tabulary1716 delineative1754 iconographic1855 iconographical1865 pictoric1867 1754 J. Kirkpatrick Anal. Inoculation i. 13 Such..will discover many such obvious Appearances, as strongly countenance the Reality of this Infection, tho' they are not delineative of the Manner of it. 1842 Illustr. London News 18 June 94/2 This book will be of immense advantage to those desirous of learning particulars regarding the locality to which it is intended to confine its delineative claims. 1892 A. M. Clerke Familiar Stud. Homer x. 276 The delineative inlaying of the Shield of Achilles. 1954 Morning Herald (Hagerstown, Maryland) 2 Aug. 22/6 He had also amassed the material for the first comprehensive and delineative text on the subject. 2018 P. Russell Wagner: Masterworks (e-book ed.) He made his arias delineative of the situations and he paid the homage of an artist to the text. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2020; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1754
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