purely descriptive

Frequency: 6.04.2 per million words

Indicates that the purpose is only for description, without analysis or judgment.

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Examples (10)

  • The passage is purely descriptive.
  • His initial report was purely descriptive, focusing only on what he observed.
  • For this assignment, your summary should be purely descriptive and avoid any analysis.
  • The first chapter of the book is purely descriptive, setting the scene for the events that follow.
  • Unlike evaluative feedback, my comments are intended to be purely descriptive.
  • The police asked for a purely descriptive account of the incident, without any personal theories.
  • Early scientific writing was often purely descriptive, cataloging plants and animals.
  • Is this section meant to be purely descriptive, or should I include my interpretation?
  • The witness statement was criticized for not being purely descriptive and containing judgments.
  • Our goal is to create a purely descriptive grammar of the language as it is spoken today.