instructive

[ in-struhk-tiv ]
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adjective
  1. serving to instruct or inform; conveying instruction, knowledge, or information; enlightening.

  2. Grammar. noting a case, as in Finnish, whose distinctive function is to indicate means by which.

Origin of instructive

1
First recorded in 1605–15; instruct + -ive

Other words from instructive

  • in·struc·tive·ly, adverb
  • in·struc·tive·ness, noun
  • non·in·struc·tive, adjective
  • non·in·struc·tive·ly, adverb
  • non·in·struc·tive·ness, noun
  • o·ver·in·struc·tive, adjective
  • o·ver·in·struc·tive·ly, adverb
  • o·ver·in·struc·tive·ness, noun
  • un·in·struc·tive, adjective
  • un·in·struc·tive·ly, adverb

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British Dictionary definitions for instructive

instructive

/ (ɪnˈstrʌktɪv) /


adjective
  1. serving to instruct or enlighten; conveying information

Derived forms of instructive

  • instructively, adverb
  • instructiveness, noun

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