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illustrative Definition

il·lus·tra·tive (i lustrə tiv, ilə strāt′iv)

adjective

serving as an illustration or example

Etymology: ML(Ec) illustrativus

illustrative Related Forms
il·lus·tra·tively adverb
illustrative Synonyms

illustrative

modif.

exemplifying, explanatory, corroborative, clarifying, specifying, explicatory, interpretive, explicative, illuminative, symbolic, emblematic, representative, sample, imitative, indicative, pictorial, graphic, imagistic, comparative, metaphoric, figurative, allegorical, expository, revealing; see also descriptive, explanatory, graphic 1, 2.

illustrative Usage Examples

Preposition: of

  • history: Documents illustrative of the History of the Church to AD 337.
  • point: The above case of M.C. is clearly illustrative of these points.
  • life: Memoirs, illustrative of the life and writings of John Evelyn, Esq.
  • way: Joinder is not generally justified where the substantive counts are merely sample counts illustrative of the way the conspiracy was carried out.
  • range: These broad answer types are merely illustrative of a wide range of variants now available in the CUE system.
  • family: Its purpose was to gather ethnographic and dynamic information illustrative of family, aging and social mobility.

Modifies a noun

  • example: Six criteria, with illustrative examples, are listed here.
  • purpose: For illustrative purposes, examples have been drawn from the Graphic Science project " Science on the Busses " .
  • quotation: Helpful for its glossary of terms used by Suarez with illustrative quotations.
  • scenario: Under this illustrative scenario the charges are assumed to vary with the level of congestion.
  • elevation: The Respondent contends that the illustrative elevations comply with the Act.
  • material: Authors are strongly advised to retain copies of all illustrative material.

Modifying Another Word

  • purely: No. This model was suggested as a purely illustrative model.
  • merely: These are merely illustrative of some of the more generic goals that you might negotiate.
  • particularly: This model is particularly illustrative of Bak's ideas and the theory of SOC.
  • only: The supporting slides are only illustrative of the possible sources.
  • very: Vehicles look either really dated or really futuristic depending on the setting and icons in the interface are very illustrative.
  • also: London is also illustrative of how suburban, over time, becomes urban.

Used with adjective complement

  • consider: Products Details Some products may have an associated image or photo, these are for reference only and should be considered illustrative.

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