self-explanatory
adjective
self-ex·plan·a·to·ry
ˌself-ik-ˈspla-nə-ˌtȯr-ē 
: explaining itself : capable of being understood without explanation
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The economic logic behind this approach is self-explanatory.
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Connie Etemadi, Charlotte Observer, 7 Jan. 2026
The name in itself is fairly self-explanatory — huggies are small hoop earrings that wrap snugly around the earlobe.
—Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 13 Oct. 2025
On one hand, the term is pretty self-explanatory.
—Caroline Tien, SELF, 13 Oct. 2025
In 1987, eight years before Rowland’s Nobel, countries around the world agreed to form the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer, a self-explanatory international treaty that ends the use of the chemicals that eat ozone.
—Andre Mouchard, Oc Register, 10 Oct. 2025
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Connie Etemadi, Charlotte Observer, 7 Jan. 2026
The name in itself is fairly self-explanatory — huggies are small hoop earrings that wrap snugly around the earlobe.
—Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 13 Oct. 2025
On one hand, the term is pretty self-explanatory.
—Caroline Tien, SELF, 13 Oct. 2025
In 1987, eight years before Rowland’s Nobel, countries around the world agreed to form the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer, a self-explanatory international treaty that ends the use of the chemicals that eat ozone.
—Andre Mouchard, Oc Register, 10 Oct. 2025
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“Self-explanatory.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/self-explanatory. Accessed 18 Jan. 2026.
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