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instructive
[ in-struhk-tiv ]
adjective
- serving to instruct or inform; conveying instruction, knowledge, or information; enlightening.
- Grammar. noting a case, as in Finnish, whose distinctive function is to indicate means by which.
instructive
/ ɪˈٰʌɪ /
adjective
- serving to instruct or enlighten; conveying information
Derived Forms
- ˈٰܳپ, adverb
- ˈٰܳپԱ, noun
Other Word Forms
- ·ٰܳt· adverb
- ·ٰܳt·Ա noun
- ԴDzi·ٰܳt adjective
- non·ٰܳt· adverb
- non·ٰܳt·Ա noun
- v··ٰܳt adjective
- over··ٰܳt· adverb
- over··ٰܳt·Ա noun
- ܲi·ٰܳt adjective
- un·ٰܳt· adverb
Word History and Origins
Origin of instructive1
Example Sentences
It was quite instructive, long after Amorim had departed the scene, to listen to Pereira explaining how he had lifted the club clear of relegation trouble following his December arrival.
To understand the essential role culture can play in fostering democracy, it is instructive to look back at classical Athens, often considered the cradle of Western democracy.
These remain largely experimental or hypothetical, but represent an instructive ideal we can keep in mind when considering other forms of public engagement and how they might be improved.
So it is instructive to see how he is articulating this moment.
As the conclusion of the NFL winter eases into the madness of its spring, it is perhaps instructive to remind Los Angeles exactly where one of their local teams finished.
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