expository
/ɛkˈspɑzəˌtɔɹi/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.50 in modern English
22
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
5
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Serving to explain, explicate, or elucidate; expositive; of or relating to exposition.
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."
Etymology
Etymology tree English exposit(ion) Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -tōriusder. Middle English -orie English -ory English expository From exposit(ion) + -ory.
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ɛkˈspɑzəˌtɔɹi/
- British English: /ɛkˈspɒzɪtəɹi/
Inflected Forms
more expository (comparative)
most expository (superlative)