Definitions for explicative

explicative ex·pli·ca·tive

Spelling: [ek-spli-key-tiv, ik-splik-uh-tiv]
IPA: /ˈɛk splɪˌkeɪ tɪv, ɪkˈsplɪk ə tɪv/

Explicative is a 11 letter English word. It's valid Words with friends word worth 29 points.

You can make 478 anagrams from letters in explicative (aceeiilptvx).

Definitions for explicative

adjective

  1. explanatory; interpretive.

Origin of explicative

From the Latin word explicātīvus, dating back to 1620-30. See explicate, -ive

Examples for explicative

The explicative myths, arising from utility, from the necessity of knowing.

The first and second are informative, explicative, they take in and dothe other gives out.

All of Edwards's other writings may be arranged in relation to this principle,—as introductory, explicative, or defensive.

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