demonstrativeadjective
uk/dɪˈmɒn.strə.tɪv/us/dɪˈmɑːn.strə.t̬ɪv/demonstrative adjective (SHOWING FEELINGS)
If you are demonstrative, you show your feelings or behave in a way that shows your love:
We're a very demonstrative family.
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Showing affection
- affectionate
- bear hug
- canoodle
- caress
- chuck
- chuck sb under the chin idiom
- cuddle up
- cuddly
- embrace
- fall into sb's arms idiom
- fondle
- gather
- hold
- kiss
- man hug
- mwah
- nurse
- nuzzle
- peck
- touchy-feely
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Showing and demonstrating
demonstrative adjective (GRAMMAR)
specialized language Demonstrative words are words, for example "this", "that", "these", and "those", that show which person or thing is being referred to:
In the sentence "This is my brother", "this" is a demonstrative pronoun.
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Linguistics: grammatical terms
- ablative
- apposition
- attributive
- collocate
- comparative
- declension
- decline
- dependent clause
- double negative
- grammar
- grammarian
- grammatical
- independent clause
- indirect object
- indirect question
- inflect
- interrogative
- modifier
- reflexive
- superlative
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demonstrative adjective (INDICATING)
be demonstrative of sth formal
to show something or make something clear:
The findings of this survey are demonstrative of the need for further research.
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Showing and demonstrating
- act
- act sth out
- attest
- barometer
- bespeak
- bring
- bring sth forward
- disclose
- flicker
- manifestation
- produce
- prove
- put up sth
- radiate
- revealing
- says something about sb/sth idiom
- strike
- suggest
- token
- wear
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demonstratively
adverb uk/dɪˈmɒn.strə.tɪv.li/us/dɪˈmɑːn.strə.t̬ɪv.li/
demonstrativeness
noun [ U ] uk/dɪˈmɒn.strə.tɪv.nəs/us/dɪˈmɑːn.strə.t̬ɪv.nəs/