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- adjective Excessively
explanatory .
Etymologies
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over- + explanatory
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Examples
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Sure, RAB, but the real reason I hate the whole bit of speculation -- which, thanks to that cartoon of the 1990s, is all over the place -- is that it's the very worst sort of overexplanatory, pointless fanwank.
Snark Free Corner for 12/10 | Comics Should Be Good! @ Comic Book Resources 2007
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Hence, when the film was much better received, Warners believed that Ford’s overexplanatory narration and the new happy ending had turned the tide.
The Battle for Blade Runner: Examining the Cutting of the Classic Film | Obsessed With Film 2007
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