explanatory meaning: definition, etymology

explanatory

adj

UK /ɪkˈsplæn.ə.t(ə)ɹi/ · US /ɪkˈsplæn.ə.t(ɔː.)ɹi/

Etymology From Late Latin explānātōrius, from Latin explānāt-, past-participle stem of explānāre (“to explain”). Displaced Old English ġereclīċ.

Intended to serve as an explanation.

Of a person Disposed to explain.

Synonyms: epexegetic
Derived terms: explanatorily, explanatoriness, explanatory dictionary, explanatory fiction, explanatory style, nonexplanatory, overexplanatory, self-explanatory, unexplanatory