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explicative

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of explicative

serving to explain

  • a dearth of explicative material to help the layman understand the difficult subject matter
Synonyms of explicative

elucidative, exegetical (also exegetic), explanative, explanatory, explicatory, expositive, expository, illuminative, illustrative, interpretative, interpretive
Words Related to explicative

analytic (or analytical), demonstrative, discursive

exculpatory, exonerative

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