demonstrative
demonstrative is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 3 senses. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.Expressing, or apt to express, much; displaying feeling or sentiment; as, her nature was demonstrative.
- 2.Consisting of eulogy or of invective. "Demonstrative eloquence." Blair. Demonstrative pronoun (Gram.), a pronoun distinctly designating that to which it refers.
- 3.A demonstrative pronoun; as, "this" and "that" are demonstratives.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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- What is expressing, or apt to express, much; displaying feeling or sentiment; as, her nature was demonstrative called?
- What is consisting of eulogy or of invective. "Demonstrative eloquence." Blair. Demonstrative pronoun (Gram.), a pronoun distinctly designating that to which it refers called?
- What is a demonstrative pronoun; as, "this" and "that" are demonstratives called?
Sources
- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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