elucidatoryadj.
That elucidates, or tends to elucidate. Const. of.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > mental capacity > intelligibility > meaning > explanation, exposition > [adjective]
explanativea1500
expositive1535
resolutory1567
interpretative1569
expounding1571
illustrating1589
explanatory1600
explicative1602
explicatory1606
expository1628
clarifying1630
illustrative1643
luciferous1648
omnilucent1651
explaining?1683
illustratorya1734
elucidatory1774
elucidative1822
irradiativea1834
expositional1845
resolvent1856
enucleating1862
expositionary1882
luminant1891
interpreting1892
clarificatory1945
FYI1973
1774 W. Hutchinson (title) Freemasonry.—The Spirit of Masonry in Moral and Elucidatory Lectures.
1814 Q. Rev. 11 74 These various letters are any thing but elucidatory.
1845 G. L. Craik Sketches Hist. & Learning Eng. III. 221 His works..are..not simply demonstrative, or elucidatory of mere matters of fact.
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adj.1774