annotative
Example Sentences
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They use household chores, like shucking corn, to memorably annotative effect.
From New York Times ● Apr. 8, 2019
“Shuffle Along” is of course more annotative, with illustrative detours and asides that give us context for a great show of decades ago.
From New York Times ● May 11, 2016
The service has a unique Wiki-like angle, in that users can collaborate to provide annotative material for tracks.
From Time ● Mar. 19, 2014
Weill’s delicate orchestrations muster momentum and dramatic atmosphere that Anderson’s book largely lacks, and while many of the lyrics for the chorus are heavily portentous or stodgily annotative, the singing is terrific throughout.
From New York Times ● Feb. 4, 2011
Good specimen of the "annotative" style with a parenthetic comment.
From Cyropaedia: the education of Cyrus by Henry Graham Dakyns
