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evaluative — adj. exercising or involving careful analytical evaluations. Syn: analytical, appraising(prenominal). [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
evaluative — 1927, from EVALUATE (Cf. evaluate) + IVE (Cf. ive) … Etymology dictionary
evaluative — evaluate UK US /ɪˈvæljueɪt/ verb [T] ► to judge the quality, importance, amount, or value of someone or something: evaluate sb on sth »Employees will be evaluated on their performance, attendance, and team skills. evaluate sth s/sb s… … Financial and business terms
evaluative — [[t]ɪvæ̱ljuətɪv[/t]] ADJ GRADED Something that is evaluative is based on an assessment of the values, qualities, and significance of a particular person or thing. [FORMAL] ...ten years of evaluative research … English dictionary
evaluative — evaluate ► VERB 1) form an idea of the amount or value of; assess. 2) Mathematics find a numerical expression or equivalent for (a formula, function, etc.). DERIVATIVES evaluation noun evaluative adjective evaluator noun … English terms dictionary
evaluative — adjective exercising or involving careful evaluations (Freq. 1) looked him over with an appraising eye the literary judge uses many evaluative terms • Syn: ↑appraising • Similar to: ↑critical • … Useful english dictionary
evaluative — adjective see evaluate … New Collegiate Dictionary
evaluative — See evaluation. * * * … Universalium
evaluative — adjective a) Relating to the assignment of value to a person, thing, or event. b) judgmental; tending to reduce a thing to a simple evaluation … Wiktionary
evaluative — adj. serving to assess or evaluate … English contemporary dictionary
