descriptivist
[dih-
skrip
-t
uh
-vist]
/dɪˈskrɪp tə vɪst/
noun
1.
a writer, teacher, or supporter of
descriptive grammar
or
descriptive linguistics
.
adjective
2.
of, pertaining to, or based on
descriptive grammar
or
descriptive linguistics
.
Origin
1950-55;
descriptive
+
-ist
Related forms
descriptivism,
noun
British Dictionary definitions for
descriptivism
descriptivism
/
dɪˈskrɪptɪˌvɪzəm
/
noun
1.
(
ethics
) the theory that moral utterances have a truth value
Compare
prescriptivism
,
emotivism
Derived Forms
descriptivist,
adjective