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Contexts ▼▲ Adjective Serving to describe or illustrate Effectively and expressively conveying a story or one's thoughts or feelings Not literal, but symbolic Descriptive Of descriptions or distinctions based on some quality rather than on some quantity Represented by pictures Effectively expressed or communicated in words Noun A word that modifies a noun or noun phrase or describes a noun’s referent … more ▼ ▲ Adjective ▲ Serving to describe or illustrate explanatory explicative informative elucidatory illustrative expository illuminating illuminative interpretive delineative depictive exegetic identifying anecdotic describing indicative elucidative explicatory explanative interpretative expositive exegetical instructive demonstrative informational instructional educative edifying revealing hermeneutic clarifying didactic hermeneutical enlightening prefatory annotative revelatory advisory informing disquisitional explaining helpful diagrammatic graphic allegorical educational enunciatory informatory communicative telling factual newsy forthcoming accompanying exemplifying expositional representative typical introductory associated declaratory pictorial illustrational evincive expounding evaluative comparative expressive illustratory pictoric symbolic specifying emblematic corroborative metaphoric sample imagistic iconographic figurative guiding discursive analytical declarative by way of explanation covering critical scholarly academic tutorial scholastic affirmative positive definite analytic investigative commentative rewarding fluorescent enriching incandescent luminescent illuminated useful doctrinal preceptive heuristic moralistic improving pedagogic cautionary propaedeutic homiletic reflective denotative exhibitive indicatory denotive suggestive denoting symptomatic characteristic connotative evocative more ❯ “This is a handbook, with many tables and lengthy descriptive passages.” Adjective ▲ Effectively and expressively conveying a story or one's thoughts or feelings expressive detailed graphic pictorial eloquent evocative vivid definitive explicit striking clear illustrative imaginative colourfulUK colorfulUS forceful lifelike narrative realistic revealing true to life delineated picturesque symbolic precise lively telling uninhibited cogent lucid punchy lurid rich powerful photographic effective moving definite unequivocal perspicuous full distinct comprehensible incisive accurate faithful exact concrete intelligible factualistic highly coloured well delineated well expressed well drawn well defined leaving nothing to the imagination true-to-life true-life strong stirring stimulating arresting visual graphical memorable dramatic impressive interesting artistic affecting unforgettable haunting authentic scintillating sharp emotive fascinating active theatrical fresh crystal clear emotional sharply-etched touching passionate bold poignant pointed warm ardent intense spirited animated charged sensitive energetic bright exciting emphatic inspired responsive tender invigoratingUS racy deeply felt indicating feeling indicating emotion full of emotion easy-to-read full of feeling envigoratingUK refreshing more ❯ “Mr. Allaire provides a very graphic and descriptive portrayal of the type of smells he experienced on all deployments.” Adjective ▲ Not literal, but symbolic figurative metaphorical representative tropical allegorical ornate fanciful florid flowery imaginative abstract symbolical typical emblematical pictorial poetical emblematic extended figural literary metaphoric non-literal poetic symbolic tropological denotative illustrative nonliteral parabolic signifying not literal representational analogous evocative indicative exemplary characteristic paradigmatic connotative suggestive expressive demonstrative adumbrative delineative depictive symbolizingUS symbolisingUK significant allusive mnemonic imagistic allegoric typifying fictional mystical realistic mimetic symptomatic token indicatory impressionistic nonrepresentational nonobjective nonrealistic non-realistic non-pictorial non-representational more ❯ Adjective ▲ Descriptive stative Adjective ▲ Of descriptions or distinctions based on some quality rather than on some quantity qualitative anecdotal narrative narratory unempirical unscientific unsystematic expressive nonquantitative firsthand informal instinctive intuitive subjective circumstantial based on hearsay based on rumour Adjective ▲ Represented by pictures pictographic graphic symbolic blocked-out delineated depicted diagrammatic drawn engraved etched hieroglyphic iconographic illustrated illustrational illustrative marked-out outlined painted photographic pictorial pictoric pictured portrayed representational seen sketched traced visual graphical depictive with pictures with drawings in photographs in picture form with illustrations with sketches in pictures imaginal scenic adorned decorated symbolizedUS embellished ornamented symbolisedUK represented picturesque schematic delineative filmic symbolical runic emblematic stylized diagrammatical tabular representative visible decorative well-drawn pictorical vivid iconic painterly imaged chromatic imagistic cinematic photographed photolike photogenic photoed photographical camera-friendly more ❯ Adjective ▲ Effectively expressed or communicated in words expressive eloquent articulate fluent coherent communicative magniloquent revelatory well-spoken silver-tongued smooth-spoken smooth-tongued persuasive cogent illuminating clear well-expressed intelligible vocal effective facund nicely spoken understandable lucid comprehensible grandiloquent vivid voluble mellifluous mellifluent loquacious well-versed fathomable apprehensible comprehendible refined polite thought through posh-sounding graphic graceful sententious rhetorical well expressed well spoken more ❯ Noun ▲ A word that modifies a noun or noun phrase or describes a noun’s referent adjective attribute adjunct adnoun modifier qualifier attributive 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