Explicative and Exculpatory

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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Exculpatory and explicative are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Exculpatory" instead an adjective "Explicative".

Exculpatory

Exculpatory adjective - Clearing of guilt or blame.

Explicative and exculpatory are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Explicative" instead an adjective "Exculpatory".

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