illustrative

CEFRC1

/ɪˈlʌs.tɹə.tɪv/

adjective

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Helping to explain an idea or point.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Extra detail

    Demonstrative, exemplative, showing an example or demonstrating.

Examples

  • Many thanks for this illustrative collection of examples.

  • The photos are for illustrative purposes only. The actual delivered product may differ.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
2
Parts of speech
1

Also pronounced

  • [ˈɪl.əˌstɹeɪ.ɾɪv]
  • [ɪˈlʌs.tɹə.ɾɪv]

Deep Dive

More examples

In context

  • This latest incident is illustrative of his continued bad behavior.

Quick test

Two questions on this entry. Nothing is scored.

Question 1 · Quick check

The professor used many blank examples to make the difficult theory clear.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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