What does "ascriptive" mean?

The act, or an instance, of ascribing a quality, characteristic, quotation, artistic work or other object to someone or something.

What is a synonym for "ascriptive"?

Common synonyms include: imputing, predicating.

adj, noun

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Noun

1
The act, or an instance, of ascribing a quality, characteristic, quotation, artistic work or other object to someone or something.
"Herodotus uses more ascriptives than Homer, but the adverbial participle is well illustrated in Herodotus and the complementary is fairly common."

Adjective

"Herodotus uses more ascriptives than Homer, but the adverbial participle is well illustrated in Herodotus and the complementary is fairly common."