DIDACTIC

 

MEANING 1: (adj.) something that is instructional or was intended to be instructional

EXAMPLE SENTENCES:

  1. The textbook was didactic without being completely boring.

  2. The novel was purely didactic and was lacking any trace of creativity.

 

MEANING 2: (adj.) something that instructs someone on morals 

EXAMPLE SENTENCES:

  1. The Jataka Tales were subtly didactic using Buddhist teachings.

  2. 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 

EXAMPLE SENTENCES:

  1. The lecturer upon retirement ended up being increasing didactic towards his wife. 

  2. He had a didactic approach of teaching that often left his students disturbed.

 

SYNONYMS: Academic, Moralizing, Instructive 

 

Also see

DISPOSITION MEANING

ECCENTRIC MEANING

ECLECTIC MEANING

EGREGIOUS MEANING