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telling

adjective

/ˈtɛlɪŋ/

Meaning

Revealing something significant or giving important information.

Her silence was more telling than words.

a telling sign

revealing, significant, expressive, indicative

insignificant, meaningless

telling detail, telling sign, telling example, telling evidence

actually existing or happening; true and not imagined

Required by law or a rule; obligatory.

without clothes or covering; bare; exposed; unclothed

Situated in the middle; of the greatest importance.

Scattered or spread across a wide area.

allowing light to pass through so that objects behind can be clearly seen