Relating to or serving the purpose of expatiation; elaborating or explaining in detail.
From expatiation plus the adjective suffix '-ory' (meaning relating to or serving). A rare formal adjective.
An expatiatory passage in a text is one meant to clarify, expand, and explore—it's the author slowing down to really explain something thoroughly. Teachers often use expatiatory language to make complex ideas clear.
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