Technical Writing Terminology

adjective explaining itself without needing further clarification or explanation

• The instructions provided are self-explanatory and should be easy to follow.
• Just take a look at the diagram, it's pretty self-explanatory.
• You don't need me to explain, it's self-explanatory.
• Her actions were self-explanatory, revealing her true intentions.

noun excessive wordiness or long-windedness in speech or writing

• The professor's verbosity made it difficult to follow his lecture.
• I couldn't understand what he was saying because of his verbosity.
• His verbosity was so annoying, I zoned out halfway through.
• Her verbosity was like a never-ending waterfall of words.

adjective relating to or characteristic of exposition; serving to expound, set forth, or explain

• The expository essay provided a detailed analysis of the historical events.
• I found the expository presentation very informative and easy to understand.
• The expository stuff we learned in class was actually pretty cool.
• Her expository storytelling painted a vivid picture of the past.

adverb relating to or in the manner of acrology, the study of the first principles of knowledge

• The concept was explained acrologically in the academic paper.
• I couldn't understand the instructions because they were written acrologically.
• The text was so acrologically written, it was like reading gibberish.
• Her thoughts were all jumbled up in her mind, like trying to decipher a message written acrologically.