revelatory
pronunciation
How to pronounce revelatory in British English:
UK [ˌrevəˈleɪtəri]
How to pronounce revelatory in American English:
US [ˈrevələtɔri]
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- Adjective:
- (usually followed by `of') pointing out or revealing clearly
- prophetic of devastation or ultimate doom
Word Origin
- revelatory (adj.)
- 1882; see revelation + -ory.
Example
- 1. I think these sorts of comments ultimately are most revelatory of the person speaking .
- 2. And certainly pitkeathley and emerson 's book is described as revelatory by some of the readers I talk to .
- 3. His wife 's revelatory book was published last year , but only now have her foibles become staples of daytime television .
- 4. The memoir 's content sounds distressing , but it proves to be a revelatory portrayal of the relationship between a child and the man who enchants her .
- 5. Future observations could be more revelatory : they may help pin down the nature of the mysterious force that is accelerating the universe 's expansion .