self-explanatory

American  

[self-ik-splan-uh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee, self-] / ˈsɛlf ɪkˈsplæn əˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i, ˌsɛlf- /

Also self-explaining

adjective

1. explaining itself; needing no explanation; obvious.

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self-explanatory British  

adjective

1. understandable without explanation; self-evident

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Etymology

Origin of self-explanatory

First recorded in 1895–1900

Example Sentences

“There’s a bunch of purple paintbrushes,” he said, pointing at flowers that are pretty self-explanatory, I should think.

From Literature

It asserts that because all of X’s “alleged infringements were self-explanatory,” the commission “primarily relied on gathering its own evidence.”

From The Wall Street Journal

“It seems like, ‘OK, that’s a pretty simple contract because it’s pretty self-explanatory where you fall in the ecosystem and the hierarchy.’

From Los Angeles Times

They played well enough for Martin O'Neill so the answer is self-explanatory.

From BBC

A mud ball is actually quite self-explanatory - it's when golf balls get covered in mud and dirt during bad weather.

From BBC