nonexplanatory

adjective

non·​ex·​plan·​a·​tory ˌnän-ik-ˈspla-nə-ˌtȯr-ē 

: not serving to explain : not explanatory

a nonexplanatory statement

… fortifies the play's themes in nonexplanatory, purely visual terms …

—Laurie Winer

Word History

First Known Use

1901, in the meaning defined above