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39 entries under explanatory topic. ×
| allegorical(adjective, symbolic) | |
| descriptive | |
| illustrational(adjective, visible, expressive, vivid, graphic) | |
| indicative(adjective, common, ordinary, typical, expressive) | |
| interpretative(adjective, explain) | |
| revealing | |
| comparative | |
| corroborative | |
| delineative(adjective, characteristic, typical, expressive, vivid) | |
| depictive(adjective, characteristic, typical, expressive, vivid) | |
| diagrammatic(adjective, visible, expressive, supplementary, graphic) | |
| explanative(adjective, explain) | |
| expressive(adjective, warm, loving, realistic, candid) | |
| iconographic(adjective, visible, expressive, vivid, graphic) | |
| illustratory(adjective, expressive, graphic, probationary) | |
| imagistic(adjective, expressive, graphic, probationary) | |
| metaphoric(adjective, expressive, fanciful, graphic, florid) | |
| specifying | |
| pictoric(adjective, visible, expressive, vivid, graphic) |
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