revelatory
Americanadjective
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of, relating to, or having the characteristics of revelation.
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showing or disclosing an emotion, belief, quality, or the like (usually followed byof ).
a poem revelatory of the author's deep, personal sorrow.
Etymology
Origin of revelatory
1880–85; < Latin revēlāt ( us ) ( revelation ) + -ory 1
Example Sentences
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It is a revelatory portrait as well as a technical marvel.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 13, 2026
The podcast, I’m afraid, is eye-wateringly boring—void of a single revelatory moment.
From Slate • Dec. 18, 2025
Celebrate the holidays with this quick-witted, revelatory and very sweet teacher-centric mockumentary-comedy created by and starring Quinta Brunson.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 10, 2025
The show was revelatory of Caillebotte the artist, his society and the challenges he issued to it.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 25, 2025
The fact that Islam acknowledged these books was revelatory for her.
From "Zeitoun" by Dave Eggers
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