18 entries under descriptive topic. ×

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representative(adjective, characteristic, correct, excellent, perfect)
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demonstrative(adjective, characteristic, warm, loving, affectionate)
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explanatory(adjective, warm, explain, loving, critical)
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expository(adjective, warm, explain, loving, expressive)
9
typical(adjective, characteristic, correct, excellent, perfect)
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sample(adjective, expressive, graphic, explanatory, probationary)
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emblematic(adjective, characteristic, common, ordinary, natural)
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explicatory(adjective, critical, expressive, graphic, explanatory)
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symbolic(adjective, characteristic, common, ordinary, natural)
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illustrational(adjective, visible, expressive, vivid, graphic)
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delineative(adjective, characteristic, typical, expressive, vivid)
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depictive(adjective, characteristic, typical, expressive, vivid)
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diagrammatic(adjective, visible, expressive, supplementary, graphic)
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iconographic(adjective, visible, expressive, vivid, graphic)
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illustratory(adjective, expressive, graphic, explanatory, probationary)
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imagistic(adjective, expressive, graphic, explanatory, probationary)
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metaphoric(adjective, expressive, fanciful, graphic, florid)
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pictoric(adjective, visible, expressive, vivid, graphic)
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