Definition of revelatory
: of or relating to revelation : serving to reveal something
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Examples of revelatory in a Sentence
ended his tall tale with a revelatory wink that indicated that it had all been an elaborate put-on
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Even Beyoncé’s Lemonade and Jay-Z’s 4:44, while revelatory, were deeply personal and unique to their relationship.
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What’s left spills onto the street in a tone heard best in the revelatory light of day.
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Other characters in 13 Reasons Why 2.0 have similar revelatory moments, adding a level on truthfulness that wasn’t there before.
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With Mark Twain, cosmic laughter and a revelatory overturning of moral expectation.
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There was no one revelatory prospect Thursday, but a handful of players set themselves apart from their peers.
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The new Broadway revival, directed by George C. Wolfe and starring a revelatory Denzel Washington as Hickey, a former drunk turned fanatical crusader, rises to meet the challenges of a play whose flaws are as conspicuous as its virtues.
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Yet, for all the sacrilegious naked dresses or culturally inappropriate couture that the event's A-list attendees could've worn to the event, the majority of this year's Met Gala looks hit the mark, making for a revelatory night of saintly fashion.
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The award-winning resort does an excellent job keeping its swoonable, revelatory food — much of the menu is sourced from an onsite garden — in check with a rigorous devotion to fitness.
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First Known Use of revelatory
1882
revelatory Synonyms
Synonyms
eloquent, expressive, meaning, meaningful, pregnant, revealing, significant, suggestive;
Antonyms
REVELATORY Defined for English Language Learners
Definition of revelatory for English Language Learners
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: making something known : revealing something in usually a surprising way
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