explicative
Americanadjective
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Origin of explicative
From the Latin word explicātīvus, dating back to 1620–30. See explicate, -ive
Example Sentences
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Wolfe’s writing can oscillate between graciously beautiful and being almost too explicative.
From New York Times • Feb. 14, 2017
The first and second are informative, explicative, they “take in and do”—the other “gives out.”
From Spare Hours by Brown, John
Il est donc contradictoire d'attribuer au hasard la raison explicative de l'ordre.”—Mercier, op. cit., § 260.523.Cf.
From Ontology or the Theory of Being by Coffey, Peter
Thus, the explicative myths are as we see, an epitome of a practical philosophy, proportioned to the requirements of the man of the earliest, or slightly-cultured ages.
From Essay on the Creative Imagination by Baron, Albert Heyem Nachmen
It presents the peculiarities common to all Azurara's writings—the same fondness for quotations, and the same reliance on astrology as explicative of character.
From The Chronicle of the Discovery and Conquest of Guinea Vol. I by Azurara, Gomes Eannes de
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