revelatory

[ ri-vel-uh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee, rev-uh-luh- ]

/ rɪˈvɛl əˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i, ˈrɛv ə lə- /

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adjective

of, relating to, or having the characteristics of revelation.

showing or disclosing an emotion, belief, quality, or the like (usually followed by of): a poem revelatory of the author's deep, personal sorrow.

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Origin of revelatory

1880–85; <Latin revēlāt(us) (see revelation) + -ory¹

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How to use revelatory in a sentence

Even with the restriction of having to play or sing to the midi track, it still felt revelatory.
A musical postcard to MIT graduates|Frederick Harris Jr.|August 24, 2021|MIT Technology Review
While not as revelatory as Pollan’s major works, this is a wonderful and compelling read that will leave you thinking long after you set it down.
A homegrown garden of mind-altering substances|David Herzberg|July 23, 2021|Washington Post
Few families are covered as exhaustively as the House of Windsor, but this trio of mononyms delivered a truly revelatory, once-in-a-generation interview whose repercussions we’ll likely feel for years to come.
The 10 best TV shows from the first half of 2021|Inkoo Kang|July 1, 2021|Washington Post
Not even fans of the Kardashians will find anything interesting or revelatory in this finale.
‘Keeping Up With The Kardashians’ Ends Not With a Bang But a Whimper|Jordan Julian|June 11, 2021|The Daily Beast

Behind their revelatory content, these fragments are a testament to Lincoln’s nimble mind.
The Letter in Which Lincoln Debated the Morality of Slavery With Himself|Ronald C. White|June 10, 2021|Time
The first, while entertaining, is the less revelatory of the two.
Best Buy Punches Back at Amazon|William O’Connor|December 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST
When I read the story I thought it was revelatory and completely the opposite of what I thought the script to be.
Eddie Redmayne’s Time Has Come: On His Heartrending Turn as Stephen Hawking and Benedict Bromance|Marlow Stern|November 3, 2014|DAILY BEAST
We went through his rap sheet in an attempt to find the line between revelatory civil disobedience and complete nonsense.
An Analysis of Vitalii Sediuk’s Pranks (He’s the Guy Who Touched Brad Pitt)|Amy Zimmerman|May 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST
I wanted the reader to care about what happened next, to worry and hope, and I wanted the suspense to feel revelatory, rewarding.
Real Thrills And High Art In A Poignant Page-Turner Of A Novel|Susan Cheever|May 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The “favorite moments” section was cute, if not all that revelatory.
‘The View’ Reunited 11 Co-Hosts and Everyone Came Out Alive|Kevin Fallon|May 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In mounting excitement, he read the coldly beautiful, the terrible and revelatory poem through to the end.
What Rough Beast?|Jefferson Highe
Only if the people are of the simplest and most self-revelatory kind.
Dramatic Technique|George Pierce Baker
A similar difference exists between the august Truth of tragedy and the less revelatory truthfulness of melodrama.
The Theory of the Theatre|Clayton Hamilton
Divers revelatory incidents were arranged to eventuate on the limited train.
Aladdin & Co.|Herbert Quick
These are full of variety and of actual novelty, now of startling discord, now of revelatory beauty.
Contemporary American Composers|Rupert Hughes

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