self-descriptive

adjective

Serving to describe oneself, being or providing a description of oneself.

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Meanings

adjectiveself-descriptive (comparative more self-descriptive, superlative most self-descriptive)

comparative more self-descriptive · superlative most self-descriptive

  1. Serving to describe oneself, being or providing a description of oneself.

Origin

From self- + descriptive.

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APA

self-descriptive. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/self-descriptive

MLA

“self-descriptive.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/self-descriptive. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “self-descriptive,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/self-descriptive.

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