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expositive

expositive adjective: that explains; expository.

Adjective

expositive (comparative more expositive, superlative most expositive)

  1. That explains; expository

Forms of expositive

comparativemore expositive
superlativemost expositive

Origin of expositive

From exposit(ion) + -ive.

Questions about expositive

What does expositive mean?
Expositive means that explains; expository.
What part of speech is expositive?
Expositive is an adjective.

Words near expositive in the dictionary

  1. expositing
  2. exposition
  3. expositional
  4. expositionary
  5. expositions
  6. expositive
  7. Exposito
  8. expositor
  9. expositorial
  10. expositorially
  11. expositorily

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