tutorial

American  

[too-tawr-ee-uhl, -tohr-, tyoo-] / tuˈtɔr i əl, -ˈtoʊr-, tyu- /

adjective

1. pertaining to or exercised by a tutor.

   tutorial functions or authority.

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noun

1. a class in which a tutor gives intensive instruction in some subject to an individual student or a small group of students.

2. Computers.

   1. programmed instruction provided to a user at a computer terminal, often concerning the use of a particular software package and built into that package.

   2. a manual explaining how to use a particular software package or computer system.

tutorial British  

/ tjuːˈtɔːrɪəl /

noun

1. a period of intensive tuition given by a tutor to an individual student or to a small group of students

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adjective

1. of or relating to a tutor

Other Word Forms

• nontutorial adjective
• nontutorially adverb

Etymology

Origin of tutorial

1735–45; < Latin tūtōri ( us ) of a guardian + -al ¹

Example Sentences

Aunt Melissa left us a box of craft supplies and a few DIY videos, but I haven’t watched any of the tutorials.

From Literature

Smaller, more niche cosmetics makers created bold looks, and influencers started offering makeup tutorials on social media.

From MarketWatch

Since then, they have expanded their digital presence, shooting tutorials on a stage.

From Los Angeles Times

“Think you might need, you know, a tutorial?”

From Literature

The show, a touring tutorial he created and performs solo, allows Page the opportunity to animate with barnstorming crackle a rogue’s gallery of Shakespearean scoundrels.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• guide