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Vinony

evaluative

adjective

  1. related to evaluating
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ɪˈvæl.ju.ə.tɪv/

adj

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.

  1. 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.”

  2. Judgmental; tending to reduce a thing to a simple evaluation.