explicatory

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adjective

Explanatory; serving to explain logically or in detail.

“His letter was very explicatory on the matter.”

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explicative
OriginNew Latin explicātōrius ← Latin explicō →
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Meanings

adjectiveexplicatory (comparative more explicatory, superlative most explicatory)

comparative more explicatory · superlative most explicatory

  1. Explanatory; serving to explain logically or in detail.

    His letter was very explicatory on the matter.

    Synonyms: explicative

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveExplanatory; serving to explain logically or in detail.

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explicative
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explicative

Origin

  1. Latinexplicō“to unfold, open out”
  2. New Latinexplicātōrius
  3. Englishexplicatory

Learned borrowing from New Latin explicātōrius, from Latin explicō (“to unfold, open out”). By surface analysis, explicate + -ory.

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APA

explicatory. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/explicatory

MLA

“explicatory.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/explicatory. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “explicatory,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/explicatory.

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