demonstrative

Academic Word List, sublist 3.

About 1.12 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. adjective That serves to demonstrate, show or prove.

   demonstrative evidence

2. adjective Given to open displays of emotion.
3. adjective That specifies the thing or person referred to.
4. noun A demonstrative word A demonstrative adjective. A demonstrative pronoun.
5. noun A demonstrative adjective.
6. noun A demonstrative pronoun.

Similar words

illustrative informative instructive demonstrative pronoun emotional effusive gushy gushing evidence demo

Often followed by

evidence pronouns pronoun of and in proof reasoning or

Word family

demonstrable demonstrably demonstrate demonstrated demonstrates demonstrating demonstration demonstrations demonstratively demonstrativeness