tran·scrip·tive \-ptiv, -tēv also -təv\adjective Etymology: Latin transcriptus (past participle of transcribere to transcribe) + English -ive : that transcribes or is given to transcription : imitative; also: produced by transcribing < transcriptive art resulting from the Renaissance scientific search for natural truth — Sheldon Cheney > • tran·scrip·tive·ly\-tə̇vlē\adverb