elucidative
elucidative adjective: explanatory, clarifying; that serves to elucidate.
Adjective
elucidative (comparative more elucidative, superlative most elucidative)
- Explanatory, clarifying; that serves to elucidate.
- Towards this end, indeed, he had purposed to introduce, in this place, a dissertation touching the divine right of beadles, and elucidative of the position, that a beadle can do no wrong.1839, Charles Dickens, chapter 27, in Oliver Twist
- In looking at this wreck of Governments in all European countries, there is one consideration that suggests itself, sadly elucidative of our modern epoch.1850, Thomas Carlyle, Latter Day Pamphlets, ch. 4 “The New Downing Street”
Forms of elucidative
| comparative | more elucidative |
|---|---|
| superlative | most elucidative |
Origin of elucidative
From elucidate + -ive.
Words formed from elucidative
Questions about elucidative
- What does elucidative mean?
- Elucidative means explanatory, clarifying; that serves to elucidate.
- What part of speech is elucidative?
- Elucidative is an adjective.
Words near elucidative in the dictionary
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