Elucidative

adj

adj ·5 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Explanatory, clarifying; that serves to elucidate.

    "Towards this end, indeed, he had purposed to introduce, in this place, a dissertation touching the divine right of beadles, and elucidative of the position, that a beadle can do no wrong."

Adjective
  1. 1
    that makes clear wordnet

Example

More examples

"Towards this end, indeed, he had purposed to introduce, in this place, a dissertation touching the divine right of beadles, and elucidative of the position, that a beadle can do no wrong."

Etymology

From elucidate + -ive.

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