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illustrative

[ih-luhs-truh-tiv, il-uh-strey-tiv]

adjective

  1. serving to illustrate; explanatory.

    illustrative examples.



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Other Word Forms

  • illustratively adverb
  • nonillustrative adjective
  • nonillustratively adverb
  • overillustrative adjective
  • overillustratively adverb
  • self-illustrative adjective
  • unillustrative adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of illustrative1

First recorded in 1635–45; illustrate + -ive
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Example Sentences

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The primary is the main character print, which is more complex and illustrative.

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On its social media posts showing people being escorted onto planes, it says these are illustrative and the public will understand that ways of offenders leaving the country will vary considerably.

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In this illustrative example, the global index revealed a trend towards progress being made on social measures at the expense of biophysical measures of resilience.

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Broncos were ranked 24th in 2023's illustrative gradings - 4.38 points short of the top 12 - meaning that an extraordinary finish would have been necessary to even come close to retaining their top-flight place.

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An earlier version of this story contained an illustrative map of the English Channel containing an iceberg that was slightly over-sized.

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