| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Adjective | 1. Explicative.[Websters]
2. Being expository, illustrative, descriptive, interpretative or declaratory. [Eve - graph theoretic] 3. Being advisory. [Eve - graph theoretic] 4. Being elucidative, evident, obvious or plain. [Eve - graph theoretic] 5. Infrequently used base adjective of the adverb explicatorily.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Adverb Form (explicatorily) | 1. Virtually never used adverbial inflection of the rarely used adjective explicatory.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license. | Top | |
Date "EXPLICATORY" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1673. (references) |
Specialty Definition: EXPLICATORY
| Domain | Definition | ||
| Noah Webster | [Adjective] Serving to unfold or explain; tending to lay open to the understanding. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary. | ||
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | Top | ||
