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delineative

delineative adjective: serving to delineate.

Adjective

delineative (not comparable)

  1. Serving to delineate.

Origin of delineative

From delineate + -ive.

Questions about delineative

What does delineative mean?
Delineative means serving to delineate.
What part of speech is delineative?
Delineative is an adjective.

Words near delineative in the dictionary

  1. delineated
  2. delineates
  3. delineating
  4. delineation
  5. delineations
  6. delineative
  7. delineator
  8. delineators
  9. delineatory
  10. delineature
  11. delineatures

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