Explanatory

Adjective

 * 1) Intended to serve as an explanation.
 * Below the diagram is an explanatory text.
 * 1)  Disposed to explain.

Adverbs for Explanatory
satisfactorily; aptly; effectively; sufficiently; definitely; clearly; lucidly; acceptably; liberally; roughly; carefully; crudely; artfully; skilfully; adroitly; sagely; wisely; craftily; sincerely; genuinely; plausibly; ingeniously; vividly; graphically; competently; glibly; discreetly; tardily; flimsily; fundamentally; intelligently; elaborately; casually; lamely.

Thesaurus
allegorizing, annotative, clarifying, critical, demonstrative, demythologizing, descriptive, discursive, editorial, elucidative, enlightening, euhemeristic, exegetic, exegetical, exemplificative, explaining, explicative, explicatory, expositional, expositive, expository, glossarial, illuminating, illuminative, illustrative, interpretative, interpretive, rationalistic, rationalizing, revelatory, scholiastic

Pronunciation

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