[syn: demonstrative, illustrative]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Demonstrative \De*mon"stra*tive\, n. (Gram.)
A demonstrative pronoun; as, "this" and "that" are
demonstratives.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Demonstrative \De*mon"stra*tive\, a. [F. d['e]monstratif, L.
demonstrativus.]
1. Having the nature of demonstration; tending to
demonstrate; making evident; exhibiting clearly or
conclusively. "Demonstrative figures." --Dryden.
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An argument necessary and demonstrative. --Hooker.
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2. Expressing, or apt to express, much; displaying feeling or
sentiment; as, her nature was demonstrative.
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3. Consisting of eulogy or of invective. "Demonstrative
eloquence." --Blair.
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Demonstrative pronoun (Gram.), a pronoun distinctly
designating that to which it refers.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
demonstrative
adj 1: given to or marked by the open expression of emotion; "an
affectionate and demonstrative family" [ant:
undemonstrative]
2: serving to demonstrate [syn: demonstrative, illustrative]
n 1: a pronoun that points out an intended referent [syn:
demonstrative pronoun, demonstrative]