revelatory

CEFRC1

[ɹɛvəˈlɛjtəɹi]

adjective

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Providing a surprising and useful new understanding.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Extra detail

    Prophetic (especially of doom); apocalyptic.

Examples

  • The biography contains several revelatory details about his private life.

  • He's been having revelatory dreams.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
3
Parts of speech
1
Citations
1
Synonyms
2

Also pronounced

  • [ˈɹɛvələtoɹi]
  • [ɹɛvəˈlejtəɹi]

Deep Dive

adjective

Extra meaning

  1. Of, pertaining to, or in the nature of a revelation.

More examples

In context

  • Near-synonym: revealing

  • I first sipped an El Presidente fifteen years ago, in Havana, at a sidewalk café across from a vendor selling postcards of Che Guevara. It was revelatory.

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Origin

adjective

Borrowed from Latin revēlātōrius. By surface analysis, revelat(e) + -ory.