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Depictive

adj, noun

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Of or pertaining to depiction. not-comparable
Adjective
  1. 1
    depicted in a recognizable manner wordnet
Noun
  1. 1
    A grammatical construction that indicates the state of a noun in relation to the action of a verb.

    "In this chapter, I address both the semantics of the Case-marking opposition in depictives in the East Slavic languages and also the syntax of depictive secondary predication in general."

Etymology

Etymology 1

From depict + -ive.

Etymology 2

From depict + -ive.

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