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Expository vs Illustrative - What's the difference?

expository | illustrative |

As adjectives the difference between expository and illustrative

is that expository is serving to explain, explicate, or elucidate; expositive; of or relating to exposition while illustrative is demonstrative, exemplative, showing an example or demonstrating.

expository

English

Adjective

(-)
  • Serving to explain, explicate, or elucidate; expositive; of or relating to exposition.
    • Practicing expository writing will teach you to explain complex concepts clearly.

    illustrative

    English

    Adjective

    (head)
  • Demonstrative, exemplative, showing an example or demonstrating.
    • This example of bad behavior is illustrative of his continued bad behavior.
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