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adj. - Serving to set forth or explain

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Usage examples (12)
  • Adjective : an expository essay; expository writing
  • 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...
  • And make sure you focus on the relevant, otherwise, it will seem like expositive musing.
  • One long expositive article of 1,500 words can seem like a lot, and the inspiration runs out quickly.
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