9
expository(adjective, explain, descriptive)
8
clarifying(adjective, explanatory)
8
explanatory(adjective, explain, critical, descriptive)
8
explicative(adjective, explain, critical, explanatory, descriptive)
8
informative(adjective, explanatory, educational)
7
exegetic(adjective, explain, critical, explanatory, descriptive)
7
expositive(adjective, explain, explanatory)
7
illustrative(adjective, explain, explanatory)
7
interpretative(adjective, explain, explanatory)
6
interpretive(adjective, explain, critical, explanatory, descriptive)
5
explanative(adjective, explain, explanatory)
5
explicatory(adjective, critical, explanatory, descriptive)
4
hermeneutic(adjective, explain, explanatory)
3
annotative(adjective, explanatory)
3
critical
3
demonstrative
3
enlightening
3
illuminating
3
instructive(adjective, explanatory)
2
descriptive
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