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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
  • Leary’s language of healthier swaps for happy hour is the interpretive frame worth watching.
    — Ashley Lynch, Kansas City Star, 21 Sep. 2026
  • The order set in motion efforts to revise or remove interpretive signs and other materials across national parks and federal sites, touching on subjects ranging from slavery and Indigenous history to climate change.
    — Martin Goillandeau, CNN Money, 19 Sep. 2026
Definition of interpretive
Adjective
  • Another way this plays out in the book is in my analysis of how re-translators often echo or follow one another, rather than looking afresh at the interpretative possibilities of the originals.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 8 Sep. 2026
  • The effects of such abstemiousness are less clear, though a pair of new movies point in two very different interpretative directions.
    — Alexandra Schwartz, New Yorker, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of interpretative
Adjective
  • The widespread response to the disaster is illustrative of the relationship between Nepal’s public and private sectors in this time of transition.
    — Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 20 Sep. 2026
  • The relationship between the two is certainly not illustrative.
    — Cressida Leyshon, New Yorker, 6 Sep. 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 29 Sep. 2026.

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