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self-revealing
(self-reveal¦ing)
Pronunciation:
/sɛlfrɪˈviːlɪŋ/
adjective
revealing one’s character or motives, especially inadvertently:
his most intimate and self-revealing book
Derivatives
self-revelation
noun
self-revelatory
adjective
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