self-explanatory
[ self-ik-splan-uh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee, self- ]
adjective
explaining itself; needing no explanation; obvious.
Origin of self-explanatory
1First recorded in 1895–1900
- Also self-ex·plain·ing [self-ik-spley-ning, self-]. /ˈsɛlf ɪkˈspleɪ nɪŋ, ˌsɛlf-/.
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British Dictionary definitions for self-explanatory
self-explanatory
adjective
understandable without explanation; self-evident
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