Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Serving to expound or explain; expository; explanatory.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Serving to explain; expository.
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- adjective That
explains ;expository
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective serving to expound or set forth
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Examples
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She goes a little over-the-top as she chomps away in expositive dialogue and nearly reaches super villainy campiness during some tense interrogation scenes, but this is quite an explosive introductory role for the young actress.
Flixnjoystix.com! » Bobert Chips A Tooth On His HARD CANDY Review! 2006
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And make sure you focus on the relevant, otherwise, it will seem like expositive musing.
Superhero Nation: how to write superhero novels and comic books » Call’s Review Forum 2009
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You exemplify a verdictive e.g. when as a judge you pronounce a verdict; an exercitive by appointing, voting or advising; a commissive by promising, undertaking or declaring that you will do something; a behabitive by apologizing, criticizing, cursing or congratulating; an expositive by acts appropriately prefixed by phrases like ˜I reply™, ˜I argue™, ˜I concede™ etc., of a general expository nature.
Him 2009
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I personally think there is no better mix than Arbon´s semi-humor, Jonna´s incongruous Republicanism and Rafurgerson´s expositive monologues.
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I personally think there is no better mix than Arbon´s semi-humor, Jonna´s incongruous Republicanism and Rafurgerson´s expositive monologues.
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I personally think there is no better mix than Arbon´s semi-humor, Jonna´s incongruous Republicanism and Rafurgerson´s expositive monologues.
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I personally think there is no better mix than Arbon´s semi-humor, Jonna´s incongruous Republicanism and Rafurgerson´s expositive monologues.
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I personally think there is no better mix than Arbon´s semi-humor, Jonna´s incongruous Republicanism and Rafurgerson´s expositive monologues.
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I personally think there is no better mix than Arbon´s semi-humor, Jonna´s incongruous Republicanism and Rafurgerson´s expositive monologues.
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I personally think there is no better mix than Arbon´s semi-humor, Jonna´s incongruous Republicanism and Rafurgerson´s expositive monologues.
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