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BNC: 15172 COCA: 16962

illustrative

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illustrative ˈlʌstrətɪv/ Brit /ˈɪləstrətɪv/ adjective
illustrative
ˈlʌstrətɪv/ Brit /ˈɪləstrətɪv/
adjective
Learner's definition of ILLUSTRATIVE
formal
: used to illustrate or explain something起说明作用的;解释性的
: serving as an example of something作为例证的
BNC: 15172 COCA: 16962

illustrative

adjective

il·​lus·​tra·​tive i-ˈlə-strə-tiv How to pronounce illustrative (audio)
also
ˈi-lə-ˌstrā- How to pronounce illustrative (audio)
: serving, tending, or designed to illustrate
illustrative examples
art that is illustrative of provincial life
illustratively adverb

Example Sentences

an illustrative analogy in which the relationship between God and humanity is likened to that between a shepherd and his flock
Recent Examples on the Web But those numbers are more illustrative of Ellis’s aggressiveness than of his time spent running the team. Brett Dawson, The Courier-Journal, 22 Aug. 2022 For Secord, the value of their return is more illustrative than materialistic. Simon Parkin, The New Yorker, 16 Aug. 2022 An informed public might elect representatives better suited to fighting for their interests, but this story is more illustrative than informative. Cory Oldweiler, BostonGlobe.com, 30 June 2022 While the effect is more illustrative than viscerally immersive, the directors, Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi and Jimmy Chin, bring us as close to the experience as possible. Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2021 In perhaps the most illustrative cases, the scions of some of the GOP's most storied political dynasties have pivoted from their family's traditional brands and toward Trumpism. Matthew Brown, USA TODAY, 5 June 2021 One of the most illustrative examples is 3D printing. Vladyslav Savchenko, Forbes, 24 May 2021 Naomi Osaka leads the way, but the presence of a gymnast and a WNBA player is just as illustrative of the sponsor dollars coming into women's sports. Justin Birnbaum, Forbes, 20 Jan. 2022 Dror Etkes, a long-time anti-settlement activist, says the incident is highly illustrative. Andrew Carey And Abeer Salman, CNN, 17 July 2021 See More

Word History

First Known Use

1643, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of illustrative was in 1643
BNC: 15172 COCA: 16962

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