expository

English

Etymology

From exposit(ion) +‎ -ory.

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /ɛkˈspɑzəˌtɔɹi/
• (UK) IPA^(key): /ɛkˈspɒzɪtəɹi/, /ɛkˈspɒzɪtɹi/, /ɪkˈ-/

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Adjective

expository (comparative more expository, superlative most expository)

1. Serving to explain, explicate, or elucidate; expositive; of or relating to exposition.

   Synonym: expositorial

   Practicing expository writing will teach you to explain complex concepts clearly.

   • 2017 February 23, Katie Rife, “The Girl With All The Gifts tries to put a fresh spin on overripe zombie clichés”, in The Onion AV Club‎:

     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.

Derived terms

• expositorily
• expositoriness
• expository lump
• nonexpository

Translations

serving to explain

Dutch: uitleggend (nl), verklarend (nl) Greek: Ancient Greek: ἐκθετικός (ekthetikós) Maltese: espożittiv m Swedish: förklarande (sv)