self-revealing
[ self-ri-vee-ling, self- ]
/ ˈsɛlf rɪˈvi lɪŋ, ˌsɛlf- /
adjective
displaying, exhibiting, or disclosing one's most private feelings, thoughts, etc.: an embarrassingly self-revealing autobiography.
Also
self-re·vel·a·to·ry
[self-ri-vel-uh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee, -rev-uh-luh-, self-] /ˈsɛlf rɪˈvɛl əˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i, -ˈrɛv ə lə-, ˌsɛlf-/,
self-re·vel·a·tive
[self-ri-vel-uh-tiv, -rev-uh-ley-, self-] /ˈsɛlf rɪˈvɛl ə tɪv, -ˈrɛv əˌleɪ-, ˌsɛlf-/.
Origin of self-revealing
First recorded in 1830–40
Words nearby self-revealing
Example sentences from the Web for self-revelatory
David Callahan says, “We live in a self-revelatory age, a culture of narcissism.”
His speakers are self-revelatory: expressive of temperament, emotion, reflection.
Francis Beaumont: Dramatist |Charles Mills GayleyOnly if the people are of the simplest and most self-revelatory kind.
Dramatic Technique |George Pierce Baker