ascriptive

[uh-skrip-tiv]

as·crip·tive

[uh-skrip-tiv]
adjective
pertaining to, involving, or indicating ascription, especially the attribution of qualities or characteristics.

Origin:
1640–50; ascript(ion) + -ive; compare Latin a(d)scrīptīvus supernumerary, descriptive, proscriptive

as·crip·tive·ly, adverb
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Ascriptive is always a great word to know.
So is slumgullion. Does it mean:
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc.
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