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instructive

[in-struhk-tiv]

adjective

  1. serving to instruct or inform; conveying instruction, knowledge, or information; enlightening.

  2. Grammar.noting a case, as in Finnish, whose distinctive function is to indicate means by which.



instructive

/ ɪˈٰʌɪ /

adjective

  1. serving to instruct or enlighten; conveying information

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Other Word Forms

  • instructively adverb
  • instructiveness noun
  • noninstructive adjective
  • noninstructively adverb
  • noninstructiveness noun
  • overinstructive adjective
  • overinstructively adverb
  • overinstructiveness noun
  • uninstructive adjective
  • uninstructively adverb
  • ˈٰܳپ adverb
  • ˈٰܳپԱ noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of instructive1

First recorded in 1605–15; instruct + -ive
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Rowling is an instructive example of the complexity of fan conflict and engagement, because her work doesn't stand alone.

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That final and possible Champions League qualification will be instructive in terms of their approach to contract renewals and player sales.

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There’s an instructive parallel at work here that strikes me as distinctively Irish.

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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.

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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.

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