explicative
[ ek-spli-key-tiv, ik-splik-uh-tiv ]
/ ˈɛk splɪˌkeɪ tɪv, ɪkˈsplɪk ə tɪv /
adjective
explanatory; interpretive.
Also
ex·pli·ca·to·ry
[ek-spli-kuh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee, ik-splik-uh-] /ˈɛk splɪ kəˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i, ɪkˈsplɪk ə-/.
OTHER WORDS FROM explicative
ex·pli·ca·tive·ly, adverb non·ex·pli·ca·tive, adjective un·ex·pli·ca·tive, adjectiveWords nearby explicative
explicandum,
explicans,
explicate,
explication,
explication de texte,
explicative,
explicit,
explicit function,
explode,
exploded view,
explodent
Example sentences from the Web for explicative
The first and second are informative, explicative, they take in and dothe other gives out.
Spare Hours |John BrownThe explicative myths, arising from utility, from the necessity of knowing.
Essay on the Creative Imagination |Th. RibotAll of Edwards's other writings may be arranged in relation to this principle,—as introductory, explicative, or defensive.