explicatory
adjective
ex·pli·ca·to·ry ek-ˈspli-kə-ˌtȯr-ē 
ˈek-(ˌ)spli-
ˈek-(ˌ)spli- : explicative
Synonyms
- elucidative
- exegetical
- exegetic
- explanative
- explanatory
- explicative
- expositive
- expository
- illuminative
- illustrative
- interpretative
- interpretive
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Example Sentences
most of the medical film's voice-over narration consists of explicatory remarks on the images being shown
Recent Examples on the Web But Reichardt has no interest in the kind of conventional storytelling that requires clues and revelations building to an explicatory conclusion. 
David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 31 Aug. 2019
David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 31 Aug. 2019 Word History
Etymology
borrowed from New Latin explicātōrius, from Latin explicāre "to free from folds or creases, unroll, spread out, set out in words" + -tōrius, deverbal adjective suffix originally forming derivatives from agent nouns ending in -tōr-, -tor — more at explicate
First Known Use
1606, in the meaning defined above
explicatory
adjective
as in explanative
serving to explain most of the medical film's voice-over narration consists of explicatory remarks on the images being shown Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- explanative
- interpretative
- interpretive
- illustrative
- explanatory
- illuminative
- expositive
- explicative
- expository
- exegetic
- elucidative
- exegetical
- analytic
- discursive
- analytical
- demonstrative
- exculpatory
- exonerative