forming part of, showing, the typical qualities or features
typical; distinguishing
Cases of word usage
1) (of words) to combine in a way characteristic of language (collocate)
2) the sensation characteristic of something when touching or being touched (feel)
3) a way of thinking, set of ideas, characteristic of a person, group etc, especially as forming the basis of an economic or political system (ideology)
4) of, characteristic of, impressionism (impressionistic)
5) in, of, characteristic of, suitable for, the countryside (rural)
6) characteristic of country people; rough; unrefined (rustic)
7) (kind of dull life characteristic of people in) the suburbs (suburbia)
8) to look after (animals); to be likely to; have as a characteristic or direction (tend)
9) a particular quality or characteristic (trait)