uninstructive
- a word derived from instructive.
Example Sentences
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At least two-thirds of the congregation were American, who regard parental severity as cruelty to the young, and utterly uninstructive; and unquestioning obedience they hold to be calamitous and demoralising education.
From Bygones Worth Remembering, Vol. 2 (of 2) by Holyoake, George Jacob
Thereafter I tried to find out something that would aid a practical investigation from Mr. Sinnett’s books, but found them uninstructive and sensational.
From The Arena Volume 4, No. 23, October, 1891 by Flower, B. O. (Benjamin Orange)
But it need not be uninteresting, and it is certainly not uninstructive.
From Impressions of South Africa by Bryce, James Bryce, Viscount
Cordery is a collection of such mean sentences, and uninstructive dialogue, as to be totally unfit for boys.
From Practical Education, Volume II by Edgeworth, Maria
Such language however as that used in reference to the changes made by the Revisers as “unnecessary and uninstructive alterations,” and “irritating trivialities,” was a somewhat harsh form of expressing the judgement arrived at.
From Addresses on the Revised Version of Holy Scripture by Ellicott, C. J. (Charles John)
