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Informative

informative

adjective

giving a lot of information in a helpful way

instructive

adjective

giving useful information about something

illuminating

adjective

providing new or useful information, so that something becomes clearer and easier to understand

educational

adjective

giving people useful knowledge

revelatory

adjective

providing information that was previously secret, hidden, or not known

meaty

adjective

providing you with interesting information or ideas that make you think

up-to-date

adjective

including the most recent news and information

up-to-the-minute

adjective

containing all the most recent news and information

educative

adjective

providing someone with education

educationally

adverb

showmance

a romantic relationship between two members of the cast of a play, film or television series

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slime

a thick, wet, unpleasant substance that covers something

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human-readable

able to be read and understood by people

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