elucidative

adjective

Definition of elucidativenext
as in interpretive
serving to explain most editions of Shakespeare's plays now have elucidative footnotes to help the modern reader

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for elucidative
  1. interpretive
  2. interpretative
  3. illustrative
  4. illuminative
Adjective
  • Lot is often described in the Qurʾān, and in subsequent interpretive traditions, in the role of condemning the men of Sodom for lusting after men rather than women.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 July 2026
  • Of four interpretive signs at the park, used mostly by Brickell residents to walk their dogs, two have faded to illegibility.
    — Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 30 June 2026
Definition of interpretive
Adjective
  • When subtle interpretative differences compound over months and miles, your original vision becomes unrecognizable on the front lines.
    — Peter Ross, Forbes.com, 25 June 2026
  • Most of these interpretative moves work fine because they’re thought through and balanced by other moves.
    — Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 16 June 2026
Definition of interpretative
Adjective
  • The crackdown is illustrative of an intensifying authoritarian consolidation under Erdoğan, who has been in power for more than two decades.
    — Ishaan Tharoor, New Yorker, 9 July 2026
  • Other early texts describe the Dao through illustrative anecdotes.
    — Michael Naparstek, The Conversation, 6 July 2026
Definition of illustrative
Adjective
  • Along the way, Robbins spices his story through illuminative moments and mini-biographies.
    — OregonLive.com, OregonLive.com, 14 Oct. 2017
Definition of illuminative
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“Elucidative.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/elucidative. Accessed 10 Jul. 2026.

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