Meanings
adjectiveevaluative (comparative more evaluative, superlative most evaluative)
comparative more evaluative · superlative most evaluative
- 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.
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveexercising or involving careful evaluations
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evaluative. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/evaluative
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