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Definition of Nondescriptive
1. [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Nondescriptive
Literary usage of Nondescriptive
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Concept of Knowledge by Panayot Butchvarov (1970)
"For example, we may appeal to an intuitive distinction between "descriptive"
and "nondescriptive" words and label the latter "logical. ..."
2. The Law of Unfair Competition and Trademarks: With Chapters on Good-will by Harry Dwight Nims (1917)
"To the public, such words are usually unintelligible and entirely nondescriptive,
and appear to be artificial words. For instance, the names "Pepto-Mangan" ..."
3. Small Pieces Loosely Joined: A Unified Theory of the Web by David Weinberger (2002)
"That backpack contains ideas that seem so true yet are utterly nondescriptive
not only of our daily lives but of what matters to us: In ..."
4. Joseph Csáky: A Pioneer of Modern Sculpture by Edith Balas (1998)
"If one asks what is cubist about these figures, the answer is simple: the anatomy
is nondescriptive and generalized; the propostions are unnatural and the ..."
5. The Law of Unfair Business Competition: Including Chapters on Trade Secrets by Harry Dwight Nims (1909)
"Such words are usually unintelligible to the public and to them are entirely
nondescriptive, and hence to them they are artificial words. ..."
6. Useful drugs (1921)
"... and pro- cain have been adopted in place of the monopolistic and nondescriptive
proprietary titles; and the non-proprietary name ..."
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