Demonstrative and Expositive

Demonstrative

Demonstrative adjective - Showing feeling freely.

Expositive and demonstrative are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Expositive" instead an adjective "Demonstrative".

Expositive

Expositive adjective - Serving to explain.
Usage example: the writer's descriptions are objectively expositive and entirely without editorialization
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Synonyms for Expositive

Demonstrative and expositive are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Demonstrative" instead an adjective "Expositive".

Nearby Words: exposition, expository, expositor
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