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Webster's 1828 DictionaryDEMONSTRATIVE, a. WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)adj Merriam Webster's
Oxford Reference Dictionaryadj. & n. --adj. 1 given to or marked by an open expression of feeling, esp. of affection (a very demonstrative person). 2 (usu. foll. by of) logically conclusive; giving proof (the work is demonstrative of their skill). 3 a serving to point out or exhibit. b involving esp. scientific demonstration (demonstrative technique). 4 Gram. (of an adjective or pronoun) indicating the person or thing referred to (e.g. this, that, those). --n. Gram. a demonstrative adjective or pronoun. Derivatives: demonstratively adv. demonstrativeness n. Etymology: ME f. OF demonstratif -ive f. L demonstrativus (as DEMONSTRATION) Webster's 1913 DictionaryDemonstrative 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. An argument necessary and demonstrative. --Hooker. 2. Expressing, or apt to express, much; displaying feeling or sentiment; as, her nature was demonstrative. 3. Consisting of eulogy or of invective. ``Demonstrative eloquence.'' --Blair. Demonstrative pronoun (Gram.), a pronoun distinctly designating that to which it refers. Webster's 1913 DictionaryDemonstrative De*mon"stra*tive, n. (Gram.) A demonstrative pronoun; as, ``this'' and ``that'' are demonstratives. Collin's Cobuild Dictionary(demonstratives) Someone who is demonstrative shows affection freely and openly. We came from the English tradition of not being demonstrative. ? reserved ADJ • demonstratively In grammar, the words 'this', 'that', 'these', and 'those' are sometimes called demonstratives. Some children respond more demonstratively than others. ADV; N-COUNT Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms
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