expository

Definition

Serving to explain, explicate, or elucidate; expositive; of or relating to exposition.

Etymology

From exposit(ion) + -ory.

Example Sentences

• "Practicing expository writing will teach you to explain complex concepts clearly."
• "The zombie scenes are reminiscent of what you might see on a show like The Walking Dead, short bursts of extreme violence and gore punctuating expository dialogue scenes where the survivors try to figure out how they’re going to get from point A to point B."
• "The expository, nonmetaphorical lyrics to “Cop Killer” were dedicated to the Los Angeles Police Department: The narrator puts on black gloves and a ski mask, turns off the headlights of his car, and prepares to shoot himself some cops."