Associations to the word «Explanatory»

Wiktionary

EXPLANATORY, adjective. Intended to serve as an explanation.
EXPLANATORY, adjective. (of a person) Disposed to explain.
EXPLANATORY FICTION, noun. A work of fiction that attempts to explain the causes of a real event
EXPLANATORY STYLE, noun. (psychology) The automatic, natural, habitual way the a person explains events.

Dictionary definition

EXPLANATORY, adjective. Serving or intended to explain or make clear; "explanatory notes"; "an explanatory paragraph".

Wise words

Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.
Aldous Huxley