Meaning & use
revelatory
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Serving to reveal or disclose something previously unknown or hidden, often in a striking way.
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The documentary was revelatory, exposing details of the scandal few had known about.
Her memoir offered a revelatory look into life behind the palace walls.
A note on using this word
Related to revelation, from Latin revelare, meaning to unveil or lay bare.
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obscureconcealing
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