valutativo

evaluative

adjective vah-loo-tah-TEE-voh Rare

Origin: From 'valutare' (to evaluate), from 'valore' (value), from Latin 'valere'.

Also means

assessment-related

Usage Note

Valutativo is a formal adjective used in educational, legal, and administrative contexts to describe anything relating to assessment or evaluation. Criteri valutativi are evaluation criteria; processo valutativo is an assessment process. It is rarely used in everyday speech and belongs to institutional and professional registers.

Examples

"I criteri valutativi sono stati pubblicati online."

Natural Translation

The evaluation criteria were published online.

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