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45 entries under descriptive topic. ×
| expository(adjective, warm, explain, interpretation, expressive) | |
| illustrative(adjective, warm, explain, critical, expressive) | |
| informative(adjective, critical, narrative, illustrative, educational) | |
| interpretive(adjective, explain, critical, expressive, vivid) | |
| exegetic(adjective, explain) | |
| explicative(adjective, explain, interpretation) | |
| critical | |
| demonstrative(adjective, warm, loving, affectionate, expressive) | |
| exegetical(adjective, interpretation) | |
| explicatory(adjective, critical, interpretation, revealing, graphic) | |
| instructive(adjective, informative, exegetic) | |
| annotative | |
| clarifying(adjective, revealing, graphic, figurative) | |
| discursive | |
| enlightening | |
| graphic(adjective, expressive, vivid, narrative, revealing) | |
| hermeneutic(adjective, explain) | |
| illuminative(adjective, expressive, vivid, revealing, graphic) | |
| allegorical(adjective, revealing, graphic, figurative) | |
| analytical(adjective, examining, interpretive) |
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