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un-self-explanatory

un-self-explanatory adjective: not self-explanatory.

Adjective

un-self-explanatory (not comparable)

  1. Not self-explanatory
    • Hawthorne Effect: This completely un-self-explanatory and technical sounding term describes a discovery that is basic to psychological experimentation.1980, Denise Winn, The Whole Mind Book

Questions about un-self-explanatory

What does un-self-explanatory mean?
Un-self-explanatory means not self-explanatory.
What part of speech is un-self-explanatory?
Un-self-explanatory is an adjective.

Words near un-self-explanatory in the dictionary

  1. un-reactive
  2. un-reacts
  3. un-rock and roll
  4. un-RSVP
  5. un-ruin
  6. un-self-explanatory
  7. un-Shakespearean
  8. un-shark-like
  9. un-sharklike
  10. un-Sunni
  11. un-time

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