descriptor
Example Sentences
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But now, we have really refined down the descriptors—we haven’t taken the poetry out of it entirely; we’ve simplified it.
The outlet reports that she describes herself as a "Celtic witch" in her Facebook biography, among other descriptors.
From Fox News
Today it endures worldwide, sometimes with a newer descriptor: “open wheel.”
From Seattle Times
Women on national athletic teams are “powerful and dominant, strong and competitive,” she said, descriptors that defy traditional norms of femininity.
From Seattle Times
It seems that “contemptible” or “shameful” would have been more appropriate descriptors of the behavior in question.
From Washington Post
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
