Popisným

Popisným is the instrumental singular form of the Czech adjective popisný, meaning descriptive or pertaining to description. The word is used to indicate the manner in which something is described or the character of the description itself. It appears in linguistic discussions, stylistic analyses, and editorial contexts to specify a descriptive quality.

In everyday usage, popisným typically participates in instrumental constructions such as popisným způsobem (in a descriptive manner) or popisným jazykem (in descriptive language). It can modify nouns or appear in clauses to express how an action is described, for example, Text popisným jazykem vypráví o událostech, which roughly means “The text tells of the events in descriptive language.” The form also serves as a standard example in grammar explanations to illustrate adjective agreement and case endings.

Morphology and agreement: In Czech, adjectives agree with the noun they modify in gender, number, and case. The instrumental singular forms are popisným for masculine (and neuter) and popisnou for feminine. The instrumental plural is popisnými. This allows the adjective to describe the descriptive quality of a noun or a process in a syntactically correct way.

Notes: popisný often contrasts with terms describing interpretive, analytical, or normative approaches, but in general usage it denotes a descriptive character of language, literature, media, or commentary. The word remains common in academic writing, style guides, and descriptions that emphasize description over evaluation.