10
expository(adjective, explain, explanatory)
7
elucidative(adjective, explain, explanatory)
6
explanatory(adjective, explain)
6
explicative(adjective, explain, explanatory)
6
illustrative(adjective, explain, explanatory)
6
interpretive(adjective, explain, explanatory)
5
descriptive(adjective, explanatory)
5
explicatory(adjective, explanatory)
5
interpretative(adjective, explain, explanatory)
4
exegetic(adjective, explain, explanatory)
4
hermeneutic(adjective, explain, explanatory)
4
informative(adjective, explanatory)
3
clarifying(adjective, explanatory)
3
demonstrative
3
explanative(adjective, explain, explanatory)
3
instructive(adjective, explanatory)
2
annotative(adjective, explanatory)
2
hermeneutical(adjective, explain, explanatory)
2
illuminative
1
allegorizing
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