Explanatory
Explanatory adjective - Serving to explain.
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Subtle and explanatory are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Subtle" instead an adjective "Explanatory".
Nearby Word: explanation
Subtle
Subtle adjective - Clever at attaining one's ends by indirect and often deceptive means.
Explanatory and subtle are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Explanatory" instead an adjective "Subtle".
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- His next album (unsubtly titled Shock'n Y'all as a pun on the war term "shock and awe", which was popularized during The War on Terror) contained the hit single "American Soldier" (which was at least more subtle in its patriotism) and the self-explanatory "Taliban Song".
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