evaluative en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /ɪˈvæl.ju.ə.tɪv/
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Etymology
Etymology tree English evaluate Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Latin -īvus Old French -ifbor. Middle English -yf English -ive English evaluative From evaluate + -ive.
Meanings
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Relating to the assignment of value to a person, thing, or event.
The college's position has always been that the opinion of students and colleagues was an important part of the evaluative process leading to tenure decisions.
1991 August 31, Dawn Schmitz, quoting Ed Hershey, “Homophobe Loses Libel Lawsuit”, in Gay Community News, volume 19, number 7, page 2:
- Judgmental; tending to reduce a thing to a simple evaluation.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more evaluative | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most evaluative | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Deriveds
evaluativism · evaluativeness · evaluative diversity · evaluatively · socioevaluative · postevaluative · nonevaluative · evaluativity · evaluativist