explicative

pronunciation

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Word Origin

explicative (adj.)
1640s, "having the function of explaining," from Latin explicativus, from explicat-, past participle stem of explicare "unfold; explain" (see explicit). As a noun, from 1775.

Example

1. The cover couldn 't be more explicative ! Is this the door to life and joy or isn 't it more true that it 's the door to hell and its torments ?

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