expository
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/ɛkˈspɑzəˌtɔɹi/
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/ɛkˈspɑzəˌtɔɹi/ (US) · /ɛkˈspɒzɪtəɹi/ (UK) · /ɛkˈspɒzɪtɹi/ (UK) · /ɪkˈ-/ (UK)
Definition of expository
1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included
adj
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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.
Words you can make from expository
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17 words6-letter words
55 words- EXPIRY 18 pts
- PEROXY 18 pts
- PYXIES 18 pts
- ORYXES 16 pts
- XYSTER 16 pts
- XYSTOI 16 pts
- EXPORT 15 pts
- POXIER 15 pts
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