expository

[ ik-spoz-i-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee ]

/ ɪkˈspɒz ɪˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i /

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adjective

of the nature of exposition; exposition; serving to expound, set forth, or explain: an expository essay; expository writing.

Also ex·pos·i·tive

[ik-spoz-i-tiv] /ɪkˈspɒz ɪ tɪv/ .

Origin of expository

From the Medieval Latin word expositōrius, dating back to 1590–1600. See expositor, -tory¹

OTHER WORDS FROM expository

ex·pos·i·to·ri·ly, ex·pos·i·tive·ly, adverbsem·i·ex·pos·i·tive, adjectivesem·i·ex·pos·i·to·ry, adjective

Words nearby expository

expose, exposed, exposit, exposition, expositor, expository, exposome, ex post, ex post facto, ex post facto law, expostulate

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Example sentences from the Web for expository

Sir George Grey made a sensible speech, expository of the true condition of Canadian affairs.
The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.III.|E. Farr and E. H. Nolan
"Now, I'll tell you how it is," Sylv returned, assuming an expository manner.
True and Other Stories|George Parsons Lathrop
One or two points of an expository character will serve to introduce what else I have to say on these words.
Expositions of Holy Scripture|Alexander Maclaren
Such interrogatories and replies generate the expository syllogism.
A Logic Of Facts|George Jacob Holyoake

The method is absolutely narrative and not at all expository,—entirely objective and concrete.
Materials and Methods of Fiction|Clayton Hamilton

British Dictionary definitions for expository

expository

expositive

/ (ɪkˈspɒzɪtərɪ, -trɪ) /

adjective

of, involving, or assisting in exposition; explanatory

Derived forms of expository

expositorily or expositively, adverb

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单词	expository
释义	expository [ ik-spoz-i-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee ] / ɪkˈspɒz ɪˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i / SEE SYNONYMS FOR expository ON THESAURUS.COM adjective of the nature of exposition; exposition; serving to expound, set forth, or explain: an expository essay; expository writing. Also ex·pos·i·tive [ik-spoz-i-tiv] /ɪkˈspɒz ɪ tɪv/ . Origin of expository From the Medieval Latin word expositōrius, dating back to 1590–1600. See expositor, -tory¹ OTHER WORDS FROM expository ex·pos·i·to·ri·ly, ex·pos·i·tive·ly, adverbsem·i·ex·pos·i·tive, adjectivesem·i·ex·pos·i·to·ry, adjective Words nearby expository expose, exposed, exposit, exposition, expositor, expository, exposome, ex post, ex post facto, ex post facto law, expostulate Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for expository Sir George Grey made a sensible speech, expository of the true condition of Canadian affairs. The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.III.\|E. Farr and E. H. Nolan "Now, I'll tell you how it is," Sylv returned, assuming an expository manner. True and Other Stories\|George Parsons Lathrop One or two points of an expository character will serve to introduce what else I have to say on these words. Expositions of Holy Scripture\|Alexander Maclaren Such interrogatories and replies generate the expository syllogism. A Logic Of Facts\|George Jacob Holyoake The method is absolutely narrative and not at all expository,—entirely objective and concrete. Materials and Methods of Fiction\|Clayton Hamilton British Dictionary definitions for expository expository expositive / (ɪkˈspɒzɪtərɪ, -trɪ) / adjective of, involving, or assisting in exposition; explanatory Derived forms of expository expositorily or expositively, adverb Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to expository critical, explanatory, illustrative, informative, elucidative, exegetic, explicative, hermeneutic, interpretive, disquisitional
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expository

adjective

Origin of expository

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Example sentences from the Web for expository

British Dictionary definitions for expository

expositive

adjective

Derived forms of expository

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