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Definition of illustrative : 1. Making illustrious.
2. Tending or designed to illustrate, exemplify, or elucidate.

Synonyms:

imitative, corroborative, figurative, indicative, illuminative, hermeneutical, explanative, comparative, photographic, hermeneutic, imagistic, pictographic, interpretative, exegetic, sample, descriptive, informative, hieroglyphic, see, allegorical, explanatory, specifying, interpretive, elucidative, informatory, metaphoric, revealing, emblematic, demonstrative, explicatory, explicative, symbolic, expositive, explain, exemplifying, clarifying, pictorial, instructive, expository

facsimile, approximate, model, miniature, cartoon, aping, pastiche, metaphorical, portrayed, rendered, replica, representative, copy, imitation, graphic, analogous, outline

Usage examples:

• She wishes to express her gratitude to the first- mentioned corporation for having presented her with a map illustrative of the route; thus enabling the reader to trace the numerous towns and cities- on the Erie Canal and three Great Lakes- whose history and attractions have been depicted in this book. - "By Water to the Columbian Exposition", Johanna S. Wisthaler.
• He occasionally preached, but his sermons were only illustrative of practical duties, or the lessons to be learnt from holy and unselfish lives. - "Story of My Life, volumes 1-3", Augustus J. C. Hare.
• The books I did read were those which promised to furnish illustrative material. - "Herbert Spencer", J. Arthur Thomson.