单词	illustrative
释义	illustrative adjective il·​lus·​tra·​tive i-ˈlə-strə-tiv  also ˈi-lə-ˌstrā-  : serving, tending, or designed to illustrate illustrative examples art that is illustrative of provincial life illustratively adverb Synonyms elucidative exegetical exegetic explanative explanatory explicative explicatory expositive expository illuminative interpretative interpretive See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences an illustrative analogy in which the relationship between God and humanity is likened to that between a shepherd and his flock Recent Examples on the Web But those numbers are more illustrative of Ellis’s aggressiveness than of his time spent running the team. Brett Dawson, The Courier-Journal, 22 Aug. 2022 For Secord, the value of their return is more illustrative than materialistic. Simon Parkin, The New Yorker, 16 Aug. 2022 An informed public might elect representatives better suited to fighting for their interests, but this story is more illustrative than informative. Cory Oldweiler, BostonGlobe.com, 30 June 2022 While the effect is more illustrative than viscerally immersive, the directors, Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi and Jimmy Chin, bring us as close to the experience as possible. Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2021 In perhaps the most illustrative cases, the scions of some of the GOP's most storied political dynasties have pivoted from their family's traditional brands and toward Trumpism. Matthew Brown, USA TODAY, 5 June 2021 One of the most illustrative examples is 3D printing. Vladyslav Savchenko, Forbes, 24 May 2021 Naomi Osaka leads the way, but the presence of a gymnast and a WNBA player is just as illustrative of the sponsor dollars coming into women's sports. Justin Birnbaum, Forbes, 20 Jan. 2022 Dror Etkes, a long-time anti-settlement activist, says the incident is highly illustrative. Andrew Carey And Abeer Salman, CNN, 17 July 2021 See More Word History First Known Use 1643, in the meaning defined above Kids Definition illustrative adjective il·​lus·​tra·​tive i-ˈlə-strə-tiv  : serving as an example an illustrative story illustrative adjective as in explanative serving to explain an illustrative analogy in which the relationship between God and humanity is likened to that between a shepherd and his flock Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance explanative interpretative interpretive illuminative explanatory elucidative explicatory explicative expositive expository exegetic exegetical analytic analytical demonstrative discursive exculpatory exonerative
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