clarificatory

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adjective

That serves to clarify.

OriginLate Latin clārificāre →
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Meanings

adjectiveclarificatory (comparative more clarificatory, superlative most clarificatory)

comparative more clarificatory · superlative most clarificatory

  1. That serves to clarify.

Origin

  1. Late Latinclārificāre
  2. Englishclarificatory

From Late Latin clārificāre, clārificātus (see clarify), on type of Latin adjectives in -ōrius: see -ory.

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APA

clarificatory. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/clarificatory

MLA

“clarificatory.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/clarificatory. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “clarificatory,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/clarificatory.

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