clarifying
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈklæɹɪfaɪ.ɪŋ/
Noun
clarifying (plural clarifyings)
- A clarification.
- 1931, John de Boer, The Theory of Knowledge of the Cambridge Platonists, page 64:
- Then after that process which Culverwel describes as so many strainings, refinings, and clarifyings, the mind is prepared for a true insight into the real nature of the world by way of intuition.
Adjective
clarifying (comparative more clarifying, superlative most clarifying)
- Providing clarity; making clear.
- The witness gave some clarifying information about the event.
- 2018 June 23, Erin Keane, “Inside women's “Ambition Decisions”: On opting out, buying in or embracing the "flex life"”, in Salon:
- I found the book to be insightful and clarifying in a way that traditional career-focused books for women rarely are. Rather than lay out a prescriptive path, they really listened to women talk about their lives and challenges — how novel! — and illuminated areas of overlap, surfaced and clarified themes, and pointed out commonalities that extend beyond the borders of their graduating class.
- The witness gave some clarifying information about the event.
- Removing impurities or particulates.
- Wash your hair with clarifying shampoo.
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