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  • adjective Alternative spelling of non-descriptive.

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Examples

  • But rigidity performs much of the same work on these as on arguably nondescriptive expressions like names.

    Rigid Designators LaPorte, Joseph 2006

  • By ignoring non-names, we can ignore descriptive designators that are rigid, provided that names are nondescriptive, directly referring designators: suppose again that they are.

    Rigid Designators LaPorte, Joseph 2006

  • α™ would seem to be a necessarily true, a posteriori statement whose necessity and aposteriority cannot be explained in terms of the nondescriptive nature of the designators flanking the

    Rigid Designators LaPorte, Joseph 2006

  • Now he said this was a nondescriptive building, and as the Marines approached in a neighborhood where there were dead bodies around, they found inside some grisly discoveries, including blood stains from the courtyard, blood stains on the floor.

    CNN Transcript Nov 11, 2004 2004

  • "You have this preference for nondescriptive identifi-cation," the alien grumbled disappointedly.

    Sentenced To Prism Foster, Alan Dean, 1946- 1985

  • Instead of using nondescriptive words like "about" or "contact," the author recommends getting a little bit more informational with phrases like, "How to contact a Seattle attorney" or "About this law firm."

    ClickZ News 2009

  • i still have to agree to a EULA page of nondescriptive legalese pertaining to my user rights, so i suppose that i am just renting it regardless of my status as an owner or purchaser or renter.

    Buying Spore, or just renting? 2008

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