Definition of "explicatory" [ex•pli•ca•to•ry]

• Explanatory; serving to explain logically or in detail. (adjective)

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• "Detail serving no purpose other than the explicatory is window-dressing."
• "Despite its endless procession of explicatory talking heads, it barely seems to scratch the surface of its fascinating subject."
• "This explicatory approach to the strange continues with the revelation of why the robot is disembowelling its victims."