Demonstrative
Demonstrative adjective - Showing feeling freely.
Explicative and demonstrative are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Explicative" instead an adjective "Demonstrative".
Explicative
Explicative adjective - Serving to explain.
Usage example: a dearth of explicative material to help the layman understand the difficult subject matter
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Synonyms for Explicative
Demonstrative and explicative are semantically related. You can use "Demonstrative" instead an adjective "Explicative".
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Related pairs
- characteristic and demonstrative
- characteristic and explicative
- typical and demonstrative
- typical and explicative
- representative and demonstrative
- representative and explicative
- indicative and demonstrative
- indicative and explicative
- expressive and demonstrative
- expressive and explicative
- illustrative and demonstrative
- illustrative and explicative
- symbolic and demonstrative
- symbolic and explicative
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