instructiveness
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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At the time, he didn’t really understand the dynamic; he thought perhaps it came down to his penchant for instructiveness or people generally just enjoying his food.
From Slate ● Dec. 11, 2019
He said it admiringly, with mock instructiveness but also with triumph, like a naturalist who has just sighted a rare specimen.
From The New Yorker ● Nov. 3, 2014
Their instructiveness consists in the conspicuous example they afford of the effect of certain errors which at the present day are commonly held and rarely contradicted.
From The History of Freedom by Acton, John Emerich Edward Dalberg Acton, Baron
He was sought for the vigour and instructiveness of his conversation, and did use it largely as an instrument for the diffusion of his opinions.
From Autobiography by Mill, John Stuart
The great instructiveness of these historical facts in connection with the life of the soul is not difficult to see.
From The Evolution of Man — Volume 2 by Haeckel, Ernst Heinrich Philipp August
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