descriptivisticadj.

Brit.

/dᵻˌskrɪptᵻˈvɪstɪk/, U.S.

/dəˌskrɪptᵻˈvɪstɪk/,

/diˌskrɪptᵻˈvɪstɪk/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: descriptivist n., -ic suffix.

Etymology: < descriptivist n. + -ic suffix; compare -istic suffix.

Of or relating to descriptivists or descriptivism.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > linguistics > [adjective] > descriptive

descriptive1888

descriptivist1930

descriptivistic1950

1950 Jrnl. Philos. 47 17 The fundamental characteristic of ethical statements which has always eluded a descriptivistic analysis is their characteristic of being ‘obligatory’ or ‘binding’.

1966 M. Pei How to learn Langs. 123 The descriptivistic habit of viewing all languages as on an absolute par.

2004 Jrnl. Ethics 8 213 No descriptivistic analysis of ‘good’ could possibly succeed.

Derivatives

descriptiˈvistically adv. rare

ΚΠ

1961 Webster's 3rd New Internat. Dict. Eng. Lang. Descriptivistically.

2011 A. Voltolini in F. Lihoreau Truth in Fiction 104 The sentence on that reading would be true either descriptivistically..or non-descriptivistically.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	descriptivistic
释义	descriptivisticadj. Brit. /dᵻˌskrɪptᵻˈvɪstɪk/, U.S. /dəˌskrɪptᵻˈvɪstɪk/, /diˌskrɪptᵻˈvɪstɪk/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: descriptivist n., -ic suffix. Etymology: < descriptivist n. + -ic suffix; compare -istic suffix. Of or relating to descriptivists or descriptivism. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > linguistics > [adjective] > descriptive descriptive1888 descriptivist1930 descriptivistic1950 1950 Jrnl. Philos. 47 17 The fundamental characteristic of ethical statements which has always eluded a descriptivistic analysis is their characteristic of being ‘obligatory’ or ‘binding’. 1966 M. Pei How to learn Langs. 123 The descriptivistic habit of viewing all languages as on an absolute par. 2004 Jrnl. Ethics 8 213 No descriptivistic analysis of ‘good’ could possibly succeed. Derivatives descriptiˈvistically adv. rare ΚΠ 1961 Webster's 3rd New Internat. Dict. Eng. Lang. Descriptivistically. 2011 A. Voltolini in F. Lihoreau Truth in Fiction 104 The sentence on that reading would be true either descriptivistically..or non-descriptivistically. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1950
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