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descriptionistic

descriptionistic adjective: synonym of descriptionist.

Adjective

descriptionistic (comparative more descriptionistic, superlative most descriptionistic)

  1. (rare) Synonym of descriptionist.
    • So the first argument results from the reconstructivistic attitude towards legal language and the second one from descriptionistic attitude.1986, Studies in the Theory and Philosophy of Law, volumes 1–2, page 111
    • Poincaré’s leadership in the antirealist “descriptionistic” movement is explored in Heilbron (1982).1999, Mara Beller, “Chapter 8: The Polyphony of the Copenhagen Interpretation and the Rhetoric of Antirealism”, in Quantum Dialogue: The Making of a Revolution, the University of Chicago Press...
    Synonyms:
    descriptionist

Synonyms of descriptionistic

Forms of descriptionistic

comparativemore descriptionistic
superlativemost descriptionistic

Origin of descriptionistic

From description + -istic or descriptionist + -ic.

Questions about descriptionistic

What does descriptionistic mean?
Descriptionistic means synonym of descriptionist.
What part of speech is descriptionistic?
Descriptionistic is an adjective.

Words near descriptionistic in the dictionary

  1. descriptionalist
  2. descriptionalists
  3. descriptionally
  4. descriptionism
  5. descriptionist
  6. descriptionistic
  7. descriptionists
  8. descriptionless
  9. descriptions
  10. descriptive
  11. descriptive adjective

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