expository

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Scrabble points
22
Words With Friends
22
Letters
10
Pronunciation
/ɛkˈspɑzəˌtɔɹi/ (US)
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/ɛkˈspɑzəˌtɔɹi/ (US) · /ɛkˈspɒzɪtəɹi/ (UK) · /ɛkˈspɒzɪtɹi/ (UK) · /ɪkˈ-/ (UK)

Definition of expository

1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included

adj

  1. Serving to explain, explicate, or elucidate; expositive; of or relating to exposition.
    “Practicing expository writing will teach you to explain complex concepts clearly.”
    “The zombie scenes are reminiscent of what you might see on a show like The Walking Dead, short bursts of extreme violence and gore punctuating expository dialogue scenes where the survivors try to figure out how they’re going to get from point A to point B.”
    “The expository, nonmetaphorical lyrics to “Cop Killer” were dedicated to the Los Angeles Police Department: The narrator puts on black gloves and a ski mask, turns off the headlights of his car, and prepares to shoot himself some cops.”

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Etymology

From exposit(ion) + -ory.

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