49 entries under explanatory topic. ×

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explicative
2
picturesque
1
allegorical(adjective, fanciful, supplementary, analytical, florid)
1
anecdotic(adjective, description)
1
characteristic
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clarifying(adjective, revealing, graphic, figurative)
1
describing
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eloquent
1
emblematic(adjective, fanciful, revealing, florid)
1
explicatory(adjective, critical, revealing, graphic)
1
extended
1
iconographic(adjective, visible, revealing, graphic, painted)
1
illuminating
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illuminative(adjective, narrative, revealing, supplementary, analytical)
1
illustrational(adjective, visible, revealing, graphic, painted)
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informative(adjective, critical, narrative, supplementary, analytical)
1
metaphoric(adjective, fanciful, revealing, florid)
1
pictoric(adjective, visible, revealing, graphic, painted)
1
revealing(adjective, narrative, graphic, figurative)
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specific
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