explicative
[ ek-spli-key-tiv, ik-splik-uh-tiv ]
adjective
explanatory; interpretive.
Origin of explicative
1- Also ex·pli·ca·to·ry [ek-spli-kuh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee, ik-splik-uh-]. /ˈɛk splɪ kəˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i, ɪkˈsplɪk ə-/.
Other words from explicative
- ex·pli·ca·tive·ly, adverb
- non·ex·pli·ca·tive, adjective
- un·ex·pli·ca·tive, adjective
Words Nearby explicative
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How to use explicative in a sentence
All of Edwards's other writings may be arranged in relation to this principle,—as introductory, explicative, or defensive.
The first and second are informative, explicative, they take in and dothe other gives out.
Spare Hours | John BrownThe explicative myths, arising from utility, from the necessity of knowing.
Essay on the Creative Imagination | Th. Ribot
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