Explicative and Expositive

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

Expositive is a synonym for explicative in explain topic. In some cases you can use "Expositive" instead an adjective "Explicative".

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

Explicative is a synonym for expositive in explain topic. You can use "Explicative" instead an adjective "Expositive", if it concerns topics such as explanatory.

Nearby Words: exposition, expository, expositor
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