instructiveness
Americannoun
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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
The material for the stories has been collected from many sources; and the selections have been made with regard to the interest, the instructiveness, and as far as possible the novelty, of the matter chosen.
From Stories of New Jersey by Frank Richard Stockton
The description is full of details of great interest and instructiveness, but we can only have time at present for the essential thing being taught.
From Quiet Talks on the Crowned Christ of Revelation by S. D. (Samuel Dickey) Gordon
There is, however, direct instructiveness in another and larger group, which has too much in common with all three foregoing to be included in either, and will be best indicated by the term "critical."
From A Handbook to the Works of Browning (6th ed.) by Mrs. Sutherland Orr
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