EXPLICATIVE

Etymology

Adjective

explicative (comparative more explicative, superlative most explicative)

Explanatory; serving to explain logically or in detail.

Synonym: explicatory

Source: Wiktionary


Ex"pli*ca*tive, a. Etym: [Cf. F. explicatif.]

Definition: Serving to unfold or explain; tending to lay open to the understanding; explanatory. Sir W. Hamilton.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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