revelatory

English

Etymology

From Latin revēlātus +‎ -ory;[1] by surface analysis, revelate +‎ -ory.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Southern British) IPA(key): [ɹɛvəˈlɛjtəɹi], [ɹɛvəˈlejtəɹi]
  • (General American) IPA(key): [ˈɹɛvələtoɹi]
  • Audio (Southern England):(file)

Adjective

revelatory (comparative more revelatory, superlative most revelatory)

  1. Of, pertaining to, or in the nature of a revelation.
    Synonym: revelative
    Antonyms: unrevelatory, unrevealing
    Near-synonym: revealing
  2. Prophetic (especially of doom); apocalyptic.

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ “revelatory”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.

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