commentative
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7.3
Giving short opinions or remarks about something
- adjective
- /ˈkɒmənˌteɪtɪv/
- Formal
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comentativo
- The author's commentative style allowed readers to better understand the characters' motivations.
Examples
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Her commentative analysis of the film provided deep insights into its themes and messages.
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In the meeting, he offered a commentative perspective on the proposed changes to the project.
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This logic is strongly exegetical, but in a wider canonical sense than the simple commentative reading found in the tractates on John (which I will employ sparingly to clarify points of De Trinitate).
Academic text (2007)
Synonyms
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7.7
Having notes that explain a text
expresses general remarks or observations rather than formal explanatory notes
How Commentative
Surface Forms
commentative positive
Morphology
Etymology
The word commentative comes from the simple word comment meaning 'remark' and the part -ative meaning 'relating to'. So, commentative describes something full of comments or opinions, which is why a commentative text or talk contains many remarks.