elucidative
51illustrative — a. Explanatory, elucidative …
52illustrative — adjective the parables are wonderfully illustrative Syn: exemplifying, explanatory, elucidative, explicative, expository, exegetical; demonstrative, descriptive, representative, indicative, emblematic, symbolic, typical; rare evincive …
53critical — adj 1. captious, censorious, severe, hypercritical, overcritical, faultfinding, carping, caviling, quibbling, pettifogging, hairsplitting, niggling, Inf. nitpicking. 2. judicial, astute, perspicacious, perceptive, discerning; fastidious,… …
54demonstrative — adj 1. open, expressive, unreserved, unrestrained, unreticent, communicative; emotional, feeling, loving, affectionate, tender, warm. 2. illustrative, evincive, indicative, designative, ex hibitive, significant, symptomatic; explanatory,… …
55exegetical — adj hermeneutic, hermeneutical; explicatory, explicative, explanatory, expository; interpretative, interpretive, elucidative, illustrative; annotative, annotatory, scholiastic …
56explanatory — adj descriptive, justificatory, explicative; elucidative, commentarial, illustrative, expressive; interpretive, expository, exegetic …
57expository — adj explicative, explanatory, declarative, elucidative; essayistic, expounding, discursive; interpretive, exegetic, hermeneutic; descriptive, illustrative …
58illustrative — adj exemplary, exemplifying, typical, sample, representative, epitomic, epitomical, model; explanatory, elucidative, explicative, expository, com mentorial; descriptive, expressive, interpretive, ex egetic; diagrammatic, delineative, pictorial,… …
59parenthetic — adj parenthetical, incidental, by the way; subordinate, secondary, inconsequential; extrinsic, extrinsical, extraneous, external, nonessential, unessential, inessential, adventitious; inserted, interposed, interjacent, intermediate, intermediary …
60elucidate — /əˈlusədeɪt / (say uh loohsuhdayt), /i / (say ee ) verb (t) (elucidated, elucidating) to make lucid or clear; throw light upon; explain. {Late Latin ēlūcidātus, past participle, made light} –elucidation /əlusəˈdeɪʃən/ (say uhloohsuh dayshuhn),… …
