How to Pronounce "descriptive"
word
dɪsˈkɹɪptɪv
di-SKRIP-tiv
dɪskɹˈɪptɪv
dis-KRIP-tiv
Definition
Giving details about how something looks, sounds, feels, or behaves, usually using words to help the listener or reader imagine it.
IPA Transcription
American English
dɪsˈkɹɪptɪv
British English
dɪskɹˈɪptɪv
Simplified Pronunciation
US
di-SKRIP-tiv
UK
dis-KRIP-tiv
Listen in Context
She wrote a descriptive paragraph about her hometown.
A descriptive map shows details like roads and rivers.
Use descriptive words to make your story interesting.
Her descriptive language made it easy to picture the scene.