<p><strong>Adjective</strong></p><ul><li>having the quality of describing; characterized by description: a descriptive passage in an essay.</li><li>(Grammar) (of an adjective or other modifier) expressing a quality of the word it modifies, as fresh in fresh milk.</li><li>(of a clause) nonrestrictive.</li><li>(noting) concerned with or based upon the fact or experience.</li><li>characterized by or based upon the classification and description of material in a given field: descriptive botany.</li></ul>