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expository

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Each novella in this book unfolds slowly, ambling through expository digressions with confidence.

This is beautiful expository writing, a combination of detailed, spellbinding narrative, and zinging judgment.

Sir George Grey made a sensible speech, expository of the true condition of Canadian affairs.

Next, and (as far as date of collection goes) far less ancient, are the expository texts called the Brahmanas.

In general, the aim of all remarks on Hume's writings in the present work is expository, not controversial.

Commonness vanished before Ewart, at his expository touch all things became memorable and rare.

The result is what may be called a descriptive, narrative, expository, or argumentative style.

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On this page you'll find 31 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to expository, such as: critical, disquisitional, elucidative, exegetic, explanatory, and explicative.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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