educative

American  

[ej-oo-key-tiv] / ˈɛdʒ ʊˌkeɪ tɪv /

adjective

1. serving to educate.

   educative knowledge.

2. pertaining to or productive of education.

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educative British  

/ ˈɛdjʊkətɪv /

adjective

1. producing or resulting in education

   an educative experience

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Other Word Forms

• noneducative adjective
• overeducative adjective
• overeducatively adverb
• uneducative adjective

Etymology

Origin of educative

First recorded in 1835–45; educate + -ive

Example Sentences

Under this rubric, women see true crime as educative, watching and reading and listening to learn what to avoid.

From New York Times • Apr. 26, 2023

Stuart Hall has rightly argued that politics must be educative, that is, it must be capable of "changing the way people see things."

From Salon • Jul. 3, 2021

“These women mostly played supportive or facilitative roles as mothers and wives, as propagandists and recruiters. Some women have been involved in educative, administrative, logistical, social and medical positions,” the brief stated.

From Fox News • Jun. 14, 2019

David Michod, the Australian writer and director, and Netflix have made a movie that is both dark and satirical, emotional and belly-laugh funny, as well as being educative about US interventions.

From BBC • Jul. 1, 2017

It must be thought of as an educative institution.

From Farm Boys and Girls by McKeever, William Arch