adj
clarifying
KLA-rih-feye-ihng
adj
1
Making something clearer or easier to understand.
"She asked a clarifying question before starting the task."
How to Use Clarifying
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishDescribes something (a question, comment, statement) that helps make things clearer.
Common pairings
a clarifying question
a clarifying moment
Word Forms
more clarifying comparative, clarifyings plural, most clarifying superlative
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