di·dac·tic

(dī-dăk′tĭk) also di·dac·ti·cal (-tĭ-kəl)

adj.

1. Intended to instruct.

2. Morally instructive.

3. Inclined to teach or moralize excessively.

[Greek didaktikos, skillful in teaching, from didaktos, taught, from didaskein, didak-, to teach, educate.]

di·dac′ti·cal·ly adv.

di·dac′ti·cism (-tĭ-sĭz′əm) n.

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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Adj.

didactical - instructive (especially excessively)

didactic

instructive, informative - serving to instruct or enlighten or inform

didactical

adjective

1. Teaching morality:

didactic, moral, moralizing.

2. Inclined to teach or moralize excessively:

didactic, preachy.

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