DIDACTIC
MEANING 1: (adj.) something that is instructional or was intended to be instructional
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The textbook was didactic without being completely boring.
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The novel was purely didactic and was lacking any trace of creativity.
MEANING 2: (adj.) something that instructs someone on morals
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The Jataka Tales were subtly didactic using Buddhist teachings.
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The book seemed to her like a didactic literature intended to teach people a moral lesson.
MEANING 3: (adj.) a tendency to moralize or teach excessively
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The lecturer upon retirement ended up being increasing didactic towards his wife.
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He had a didactic approach of teaching that often left his students disturbed.
SYNONYMS: Academic, Moralizing, Instructive
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