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self-explanatory

[self-ik-splan-uh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee, self-] / ˈsɛlf ɪkˈsplæn əˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i, ˌsɛlf- /


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They played well enough for Martin O'Neill so the answer is self-explanatory.

From BBC • Jan. 3, 2026

Many of the new titles aren’t exactly self-explanatory.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 11, 2025

The title of the special “Lucky” feels self-explanatory given the life that you lead, at least the life people see.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 18, 2025

Yet the collapse in Baltimore on Tuesday might have been avoided, some of the engineers said, if the piers were adequately equipped with blocking devices with a self-explanatory name: fenders.

From New York Times • Mar. 26, 2024

Most of the words were self-explanatory, but Thomas wondered about a couple of them.

From "The Maze Runner" by James Dashner