Illustrative definition

ĭ-lŭstrə-tĭv, ĭlə-strātĭv
Acting or serving as an illustration.
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Serving as an illustration or example.
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Demonstrative, exemplative, showing an example or demonstrating.

This example of bad behavior is illustrative of his continued bad behavior.

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Illustrative Sentence Examples

  • There are many vase and wall paintings and bas-reliefs illustrative of incidents in his life.

  • In 1893 Stevenson published the important Scottish romance of .Catriona., written as a sequel to Kidnapped, and the three tales illustrative of Pacific Ocean character, Island Nights' Entertainments.

  • In the Musee Arabe, which occupies an adjacent small palace built about 1830, are treasures illustrative of the Arab-Berber or Saracenic art of Tunisia.

  • Lyte's first work was Tales in Verse illustrative of Several of the Petitions in the Lord's Prayer (1826), which was written at Lymington.

  • Its nine chapters, prepared by different writers, give a complete review of the struggle, both military and naval, and each closes with numerous illustrative notes, editorial criticisms and a full list of authorities.

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