non-explanatory
adjective
(alsononexplanatory)uk/ˌnɒn.ɪkˈsplæn.ə.tər.i/us/ˌnɑːn.ɪkˈsplæn.ə.tɔːr.i/not giving anexplanationabout something:
Theyobjectedthat theyfoundsuchconceptsunhelpfuland non-explanatory.
Explanatoryfeedbackhas beenprovento have apositiveeffectonlearningoutcomescomparedwith non-explanatoryfeedback.
- Although thesemodelshave been verysuccessfulindescribingindividualdifferences, they aremostlynonexplanatory about whypeoplediffer.
- Non-explanatoryscientifictextshave adistinctlydifferentstylefromexplanatoryones.
- A non-explanatorytitlefor anarticlemakes it lesslikelyfor someone toclickon it.
Defining & explaining
- account (tosomeone) forsomething
- accountability
- adumbration
- annotation
- annotator
- crystallize
- demystify
- explicable
- explicate
- expound
- lay
- misdescribe
- miswrite
- nail
- nailsomeonedown
- non-defining
- non-descriptive
- outline
- rough
- trace