Definition of instructive Instructive

/ɪnstɹʌˈktɪv/ - [instruktiv] - in•struc•tive

We found 4 definitions of instructive from 3 different sources.

What does instructive mean?

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Adjective
instructive - serving to instruct or enlighten or inform
		informative
		uninstructive failing to instruct
		informatory, informative providing or conveying information
		clarifying, elucidative that makes clear; "a clarifying example"
		demonstrative, illustrative given to or marked by the open expression of emotion; "an affectionate and demonstrative family"
		didactic, didactical instructive (especially excessively)
		doctrinaire stubbornly insistent on theory without regard for practicality or suitability
		educative resulting in education; "an educative experience"
		educational providing knowledge; "an educational film"
		explanatory serving or intended to explain or make clear; "explanatory notes"; "an explanatory paragraph"
		expositive, expository serving to expound or set forth; "clean expository writing"
		interpretative, interpretive that provides interpretation
		ostensive manifestly demonstrative

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Wiktionary

instructive (Noun)
A case in the Finnish language. It expresses the means or the instrument used to perform an action.
instructive (Adjective)
conveying knowledge, information or instruction.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

instructive (a.)
Conveying knowledge; serving to instruct or inform; as, experience furnishes very instructive lessons.

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