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expository(adjective, warm, explain, interpretation, expressive)
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illustrative(adjective, warm, explain, critical, expressive)
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informative(adjective, critical, narrative, illustrative, educational)
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interpretive(adjective, explain, critical, expressive, vivid)
8
exegetic(adjective, explain, descriptive)
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explicative(adjective, explain, interpretation, descriptive)
7
descriptive(adjective, critical, meaningful, narrative, revealing)
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elucidative(adjective, explain)
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interpretative(adjective, explain)
6
critical(adjective, descriptive)
6
demonstrative(adjective, warm, loving, affectionate, expressive)
6
exegetical(adjective, interpretation, descriptive)
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explicatory(adjective, critical, interpretation, revealing, graphic)
6
expositive(adjective, explain)
5
instructive(adjective, informative, descriptive, exegetic)
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annotative(adjective, descriptive)
4
clarifying(adjective, revealing, graphic, figurative, descriptive)
4
discursive(adjective, descriptive)
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enlightening(adjective, descriptive)
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graphic(adjective, expressive, vivid, narrative, revealing)
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