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
Recent Examples of revelatory from the Web
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In a less revelatory tale, LeDuff recounts his attempt to find the two protagonists in an iconic photo from the civil rights struggle in Alabama - a pursuit that ends fruitlessly.
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Not until the revelatory and decidedly sadistic verbal assault unleashed by Pusha T has anyone come close to challenging his legacy.
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There was a slight overuse of the Mahler Chamber Orchestra, a solid but not revelatory ensemble that was in residence this year.
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Frederic Rzewski’s proto-minimalist classic from 1971, winds up the slate in Belcastro’s strange and revelatory arrangement.
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Tilson Thomas programmed the second half with a strong if not revelatory Tchaikovsky Symphony No.
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What follows is a revelatory story of immigration told from a new perspective, as Edith leaves France in search of opportunities in Northern Africa.
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And rightly so, for the sacred masterpiece drew as revelatory a performance as anything the music director has presented in Chicago.
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There is very little in the way of scene or reflection, and this absence robs the book of both narrative pull and any emotionally revelatory power.
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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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