| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Adverb | 1. By way of illustration or elucidation.[Websters]
2. In a representative or exponential manner. [Eve - graph theoretic] 3. In a pictorial, photographic or pictographic manner. [Eve - graph theoretic] 4. In a descriptive or graphical manner. [Eve - graph theoretic] 5. In a demonstrative or indicative manner. [Eve - graph theoretic] 6. In a diagrammatical or schematic manner. [Eve - graph theoretic] 7. In an elucidative, declarative or interpretative manner. [Eve - graph theoretic] 8. In a vivid or graphic manner. [Eve - graph theoretic] 9. In an eloquent, expressive or meaningful manner. [Eve - graph theoretic] 10. Adverbial inflection of the adjective illustrative.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Adjective Form (illustrative) | 1. Clarifying by use of examples.[Wordnet]. 2. Serving to demonstrate.[Wordnet]. 3. Tending or designed to illustrate, exemplify, or elucidate.[Websters]. 4. Making illustrious.[Websters]. 5. Being explanatory, descriptive, expository, exegetical or declaratory.[Eve - graph theoretic] 6. Being demonstrative or indicative.[Eve - graph theoretic] 7. Being graphic, diagrammatic, pictorial, graphical or picturesque.[Eve - graph theoretic] 8. Being instructive or informative.[Eve - graph theoretic] 9. Being characteristic or typical.[Eve - graph theoretic] 10. Adjective base of the adverb illustratively.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license. | Top | |
Date "ILLUSTRATIVELY" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1828. (references) |
| Note: Illustratively \Il*lus"tra*tive*ly\, adverb. By way of illustration or elucidation.. (references) |
Specialty Definition: ILLUSTRATIVELY
| Domain | Definition | ||
| Noah Webster | [Adverb] By way of illustration or elucidation.. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary. | ||
| Wiktionary | [Adverb] In an illustrative manner. (references) | ||
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Common Expressions: illustrative
| Expressions | Definition | ||
| Cardiac - cardboard illustrative aid to computation | Cardiac (CARDboard Illustrative Aid to Computation) was a learning aid developed by David Hagelbarger and Saul Fingerman for Bell Telephone Laboratories in 1968 to teach high school students how computers work. The kit consisted of an instruction manual and a die-cut cardboard "computer". (references) | ||
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Topics by Level of Interest: illustrative | ||||
| Topics sorted by level of Interest | Level (1=low, 600=high) | Topics sorted Alphabetically | Level (1=low, 600=high) | |
| CARDboard Illustrative Aid to Computation | 8 | CARDboard Illustrative Aid to Computation | 8 | |
Source: the editor, created by/for EVE to gauge likely levels of human interest in linguistically triggered topics (compiled across various sources, such as Wikipedia and specialty expression glosses). | ||||
