Descriptive
Descriptive adjective - Serving to describe or inform or characterized by description.
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Synonyms for Descriptive
Specific and descriptive are semantically related. in explanatory topic. In some cases you can use "Specific" instead an adjective "Descriptive".
Specific
Specific adjective - Of a particular or exact sort.
Descriptive and specific are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Descriptive" instead an adjective "Specific".
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Related pairs
- characteristic and descriptive
- characteristic and specific
- clear and descriptive
- clear and specific
- exact and descriptive
- exact and specific
- detailed and descriptive
- detailed and specific
- particular and descriptive
- particular and specific
- typical and descriptive
- typical and specific
- representative and descriptive
- representative and specific
Both words in one sentence
- Steven Erikson tends to avert this with his Malazan Book of the Fallen series by using more descriptive and specific titles: Memories of Ice, The Bonehunters, Dust of Dreams.
Source: Mad Lib Fantasy Title - Urist McMadLibs: A specific dwarf, with the "mad libs" replaced by a descriptive feature or occupation.
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While guys like guards or monks usually have generic names, most NPCs you encounter in the game have specific names (or failing that, some sort of unique descriptive title).
Source: Nominal Importance
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