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In a limited manner.

In a literal, limited, or narrow manner. [R.] Milton.

Enrolled; written; registered. Conscript fathers (Rom. Antiq.), the senators of ancient Rome. When certain new senators were first enrolled with the "fathers" the body was called Patres et Conscripti; afterward all were called Patres conscripti.

An enrolling or registering. The conscription of men of war. Bp. Burnet.

n language; an enumeration of the essential qualities of a thing or species. Milton has descriptions of morning. D. Webster.

Tending to describe; having the quality of representing; containing description; as, a descriptive figure; a descriptive phrase; a descriptive narration; a story descriptive of the age. Descriptive anatomy, that part of anatomy which treats of the forms and relations of parts, but not of their textures. -- Descriptive…

A writing. [Obs.]

A copy; a transcript. [Obs.] Bailey.

Not in accordance with the doctrines of Scripture; unscriptural.

The quality of being imprescriptible.

f being lost or impaired by neglect, by disuse, or by the claims of another founded on prescription. The right of navigation, fishing, and others that may be exercised on the sea, belonging to the right of mere ability, are imprescriptible. Vattel (Trans. )

In an imprescriptible manner; obviously.

Incapable of being circumscribed or limited. Cranmer.

Condition or quality of being incircumscriptible or limitless. Jer. Taylor.

Not descriptive.

Capable of being inscribed; inscribable.

rds written or engraved on a solid substance for preservation or public inspection; as, inscriptions on monuments, pillars, coins, medals, etc.

Bearing inscription; of the character or nature of an inscription.

Written with or by the hand; not printed; as, a manuscript volume.

Manuscript. [Obs.]