Adjective: demonstrative du'món-stru-tiv
- Given to or marked by the open expression of emotion
"an affectionate and demonstrative family"
- Serving to demonstrate
"The demonstrative experiment clearly showed the principle in action";
- illustrative
- A pronoun that points out an intended referent
"'This' and 'that' are examples of demonstrative pronouns";
- demonstrative pronoun
Derived forms: demonstratives
See also: effusive, epideictic, epideictical, gushing, gushy, informative, instructive, unreserved
Type of: pronoun
Antonym: undemonstrative
Encyclopedia: Demonstrative