self-explanatory
adjective
self-ex·plan·a·to·ry
ˌself-ik-ˈspla-nə-ˌtȯr-ē 
: explaining itself : capable of being understood without explanation
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The first two are self-explanatory: Both moving and physically resting can be deeply restorative.
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Erica Sloan, SELF, 19 Dec. 2024
But the mathematics underlying the chart is unfathomably complex, a combination of equations that make hieroglyphics seem self-explanatory.
—Tom Siegfried, JSTOR Daily, 19 Dec. 2024
Most of the chicken dinner ingredients are self-explanatory, but here are a few notes to guide your shopping and cooking.
—Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Dec. 2024
The Cold Moon name is fairly self-explanatory, reflecting the onset of frigid temperatures and the approach of winter solstice, the shortest day of the year.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 13 Dec. 2024
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Erica Sloan, SELF, 19 Dec. 2024
But the mathematics underlying the chart is unfathomably complex, a combination of equations that make hieroglyphics seem self-explanatory.
—Tom Siegfried, JSTOR Daily, 19 Dec. 2024
Most of the chicken dinner ingredients are self-explanatory, but here are a few notes to guide your shopping and cooking.
—Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Dec. 2024
The Cold Moon name is fairly self-explanatory, reflecting the onset of frigid temperatures and the approach of winter solstice, the shortest day of the year.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 13 Dec. 2024
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“Self-explanatory.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/self-explanatory. Accessed 15 Jan. 2025.
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