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demonstrative
[duh-mon-struh-tiv]
adjective
characterized by or given to open exhibition or expression of one's emotions, attitudes, etc., especially of love or affection.
She wished her fiancƩ were more demonstrative.
serving to demonstrate; explanatory or illustrative.
serving to prove the truth of anything; indubitably conclusive.
Grammar.Ģżindicating or singling out the thing referred to. This is a demonstrative pronoun.
noun
Grammar.Ģża demonstrative word, as this or there.
demonstrative
/ »åÉŖĖ³¾É²Ō²õ³Ł°łÉ³ŁÉŖ±¹ /
adjective
tending to manifest or express one's feelings easily or unreservedly
serving as proof; indicative
involving or characterized by demonstration
a demonstrative lecture
conclusive; indubitable
demonstrative arguments
grammar denoting or belonging to a class of determiners used to point out the individual referent or referents intended, such as this, that, these, and those Compare interrogative relative
noun
grammar a demonstrative word or construction
Other 51³Ō¹Ļ Forms
- demonstratively adverb
- demonstrativeness noun
- nondemonstrative adjective
- nondemonstratively adverb
- nondemonstrativeness noun
- predemonstrative adjective
- »å±šĖ³¾“Ē²Ō²õ³Ł°ł²¹³Ł¾±±¹±š±ō²ā adverb
- »å±šĖ³¾“Ē²Ō²õ³Ł°ł²¹³Ł¾±±¹±š²Ō±š²õ²õ noun
51³Ō¹Ļ History and Origins
Origin of demonstrative1
Example Sentences
The audienceās demonstrative empathy for Louis, though, is as much a credit to the writing as Goldsteinās performance.
Harris described Trumpās response as demonstrative of the Republicanās core values.
But while the attack was more than purely demonstrative, it did not appear to signal Iranās desire for an all-out fight.
The demonstrative 22-year-old Korean made clear his displeasure at being asked to hole a short putt he felt should have been given.
Or that he celebrated with a demonstrative two-hand bat flip, displaying as much emotion as manager Dave Roberts could remember since his iconic long ball in the 2020 National League Championship Series.
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