"evaluative" meaning in English

See evaluative in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ɪˈvæl.ju.ə.tɪv/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-evaluative.wav Forms: more evaluative [comparative], most evaluative [superlative]
Etymology: From evaluate + -ive. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|evaluate|ive}} evaluate + -ive Head templates: {{en-adj}} evaluative (comparative more evaluative, superlative most evaluative)
  1. Relating to the assignment of value to a person, thing, or event.
    Sense id: en-evaluative-en-adj-IG~wOeFa Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ive, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 69 31 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ive: 72 28 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 50 18 4 3 20 5 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 52 19 3 2 22 3
  2. judgmental; tending to reduce a thing to a simple evaluation.
    Sense id: en-evaluative-en-adj-LdZ9Uw5D
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: evaluative diversity
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