explicatory

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explicatory

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Learned borrowing from New Latin explicātōrius, from Latin explicō (“to unfold, open out”). By surface analysis, explicate + -ory.

adjective more explicatory · most explicatory

Explanatory; serving to explain logically or in detail. His letter was very explicatory on the matter.
Similar: explicative

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@misc{explicatory_2026,
  title = {explicatory},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/explicatory},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}