representative

[ rep-ri-zen-tuh-tiv ]
/ ˌrɛp rɪˈzɛn tə tɪv /

noun

adjective

Origin of representative

1350–1400; Middle English (adj.) < Medieval Latin repraesentātīvus, equivalent to repraesentāt(us) (see representation) + -īvus -ive

OTHER WORDS FROM representative

Example sentences from the Web for unrepresentative

British Dictionary definitions for unrepresentative (1 of 2)

unrepresentative
/ (ˌʌnrɛprɪˈzɛntətɪv) /

adjective

not typical or representative

British Dictionary definitions for unrepresentative (2 of 2)

representative
/ (ˌrɛprɪˈzɛntətɪv) /

noun

adjective

Derived forms of representative

representatively, adverb representativeness, noun