explicatory
explicatory · more explicatory · most explicatory
Explanatory; serving to explain logically or in detailExplanatory; serving to explain logically or in detail.
Meaning
1 sensesExplanatory; serving to explain logically or in detail.
His letter was very explicatory on the matter.
Origin
Learned borrowing from New Latin explicātōrius, from Latin explicō (“to unfold, open out”)Learned borrowing from New Latin explicātōrius, from Latin explicō (“to unfold, open out”). By surface analysis, explicate + -ory.
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Forms
more explicatory, most explicatory| Comparative | more explicatory Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most explicatory Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
1 synonymsWord family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form