telling

Modifies a noun

• statistic: Perhaps the most telling statistics are those involving cyclist accident rates quoted on page 10.
• moment: For me this would be the most telling moment of the evening.
• comment: His most telling comment is that that only losers get jobs; he'd prefer to make a living through crime.
• contribution: The two most telling contributions came from health professionals who were pleading the case for the Queen Mother's hospital.
• example: An even more telling example is the Human Rights Act ⦠.
• evidence: Perhaps the most telling evidence of this is simply what we do now.

Modifying Another Word

not: Paul was not telling Timothy how to be " successful, " he was encouraging him to follow the divine standard.