self-revealing

[self-ri-vee-ling, self-] /ˈsɛlf rɪˈvi lɪŋ, ˌsɛlf-/

adjective

displaying, exhibiting, or disclosing one's most private feelings, thoughts, etc.:

an embarrassingly self-revealing autobiography.

Also, self-revelatory

[self-ri-vel-uh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee, -rev-uh-luh-, self-] /ˈsɛlf rɪˈvɛl əˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i, -ˈrɛv ə lə-, ˌsɛlf-/ (Show IPA), self-revelative

[self-ri-vel-uh-tiv, -rev-uh-ley-, self-] /ˈsɛlf rɪˈvɛl ə tɪv, -ˈrɛv əˌleɪ-, ˌsɛlf-/ (Show IPA).

Origin of self-revealing

1830-1840

First recorded in 1830-40

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Examples from the Web for self-revelatory

Contemporary Examples

David Callahan says, “We live in a self-revelatory age, a culture of narcissism.”

Who's Afraid of Fake Memoirists? Ben Crair March 6, 2009

Historical Examples

Only if the people are of the simplest and most self-revelatory kind.

Dramatic Technique
George Pierce Baker
His speakers are self-revelatory: expressive of temperament, emotion, reflection.

Francis Beaumont: Dramatist
Charles Mills Gayley

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