Discursive
Discursive adjective - Passing from one topic to another.
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Synonyms for Discursive
Illustrative and discursive are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Illustrative" instead an adjective "Discursive".
Nearby Words: discursively, discursiveness
Illustrative
Illustrative adjective - Serving to explain.
Usage example: an illustrative analogy in which the relationship between God and humanity is likened to that between a shepherd and his flock
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Synonyms for Illustrative
Discursive and illustrative are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Discursive" instead an adjective "Illustrative".
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- demonstrative and discursive
- demonstrative and illustrative
- explanatory and discursive
- explanatory and illustrative
- expansive and discursive
- expansive and illustrative
- illuminative and discursive
- illuminative and illustrative
- elucidative and discursive
- elucidative and illustrative
- exegetical and discursive
- exegetical and illustrative
- expositive and discursive
- expositive and illustrative
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