revelatory

adjective

re·​ve·​la·​to·​ry ˈre-və-lə-ˌtȯr-ē How to pronounce revelatory (audio)
ri-ˈve-lə-
: of or relating to revelation : serving to reveal something

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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But this line of research, too, has turned out to be far less revelatory than anticipated. Eric Turkheimer, The Atlantic, 13 Oct. 2025 Casting Lopez and then Luna helped relieve the pressure to cast a big-name as the male lead, paving the way for a revelatory star turn from Tonatiuh. Jenelle Riley, Variety, 10 Oct. 2025 His rookie season was fairly revelatory, especially from a defensive perspective. The Athletic Nhl, New York Times, 24 Sep. 2025 Since the revelatory episode, Richards and LaPaglia, and Portnoy have continued to publicly call out Bryan for his behavior. Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 9 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for revelatory

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First Known Use

1882, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of revelatory was in 1882

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“Revelatory.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/revelatory. Accessed 16 Oct. 2025.

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revelatory

adjective
re·​ve·​la·​to·​ry ˈrev-ə-lə-ˌtōr-ē How to pronounce revelatory (audio)
-ˌtȯr-,
ri-ˈvel-ə-
: of or relating to revelation
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