Explicative

adj

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Adjective
  1. 1
    Explanatory; serving to explain logically or in detail.

    "The witness was explicative in telling the police what he saw."

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criticaldemonstrativeeditorialelucidativeenlighteningexplanatory

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"The witness was explicative in telling the police what he saw."

Etymology

From Latin explicātīvus, from explicō (“to unfold, open out”).

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