Extended vs Descriptive - What's the difference?
extended | descriptive |
(extend)
longer in length or extension; elongated
stretched out or pulled out; expanded
lasting longer; protracted
having a large scope or range; extensive
(of a typeface) wider than usual
Of or relating to description.
(grammar) Of an adjective, stating an attribute of the associated noun (as heavy'' in ''the heavy dictionary ).
(linguistics) Describing the structure, grammar, vocabulary and actual use of a language.
(science, philosophy) Describing and seeking to classify, as opposed to normative or prescriptive.
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As adjectives the difference between extended and descriptive
is that extended is longer in length or extension; elongated while descriptive is of or relating to description.As a verb extended
is (extend).As a noun descriptive is
(grammar) an adjective (or other descriptive word).extended
English
Verb
(head)Adjective
(en adjective)descriptive
English
Adjective
(en adjective)citation, passage=He draws eclectically on studies of baboons, descriptive anthropological accounts of hunter-gatherer societies and, in a few cases, the fossil record.}}