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adjective kəˈmɛntətɪv rare Expressing or containing comments or judgements. headlines are sometimes commentative rather than factual Example sentencesExamples - She was undoubtedly largely responsible for the early widening of Dewey's philosophic interests from the commentative and classical to the field of contemporary life.
- Even though he openly based his work on everyday advertising and 'commercial art' his use of it was usually commentative.
- Speaking of sharp wit, this is Randy at his commentative best.
- Harvey's poster at his desk is at eye-level when he sits at his laptop to whack out his rigorously researched, deeply commentative pieces.
- It contains a monograph on Richardson, a critical essay on Jane Austen, and a number of less formal but even more interesting commentative papers upon various English and foreign writers.
Synonyms evaluative, analytic, analytical, interpretative, expository, explanatory, explicative, elucidative |