expository — English Dictionary

Adjective

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

   Synonyms

   expositorial

   Examples

   Practicing expository writing will teach you to explain complex concepts clearly.

   More examples (2)

   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.

Adjective

1. serving to expound or set forth

   Synonyms

   expositive

   Examples

   clean expository writing