expository

[ ik-spoz-i-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee ]
/ ɪkˈspɒz ɪˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i /
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adjective

of the nature of exposition;exposition; serving to expound, set forth, or explain: an expository essay; expository writing.
Also ex·pos·i·tive [ik-spoz-i-tiv] /ɪkˈspɒz ɪ tɪv/.

Origin of expository

From the Medieval Latin word expositōrius, dating back to 1590–1600. See expositor, -tory1

OTHER WORDS FROM expository

ex·pos·i·to·ri·ly, ex·pos·i·tive·ly, adverb sem·i·ex·pos·i·tive, adjective sem·i·ex·pos·i·to·ry, adjective

Words nearby expository

expose, exposed, exposit, exposition, expositor, expository, exposome, expostulate, expostulation, expostulatory, exposure

Words related to expositive

descriptive, elucidative, exegetic, explanative, explicative, expository, hermeneutic, hermeneutical, illustrative, informative, instructive, interpretative, interpretive, annotative, clarifying, exegetical, explicatory, informing

Example sentences from the Web for expositive

  • How expositive is all this of the unstable fashion of Mr. Ruskin's temper and writings!

    Art in England |Dutton Cook

  • It may be narrative, descriptive, expositive, or argumentative.

    English: Composition and Literature |W. F. (William Franklin) Webster

British Dictionary definitions for expositive

expository

expositive

/ (ɪkˈspɒzɪtərɪ, -trɪ) /

adjective

of, involving, or assisting in exposition; explanatory

Derived forms of expository

expositorily or expositively, adverb