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Instructiveness
[
in-
struhk
-tiv
]
in·struc·tive
/
ɪnˈstrʌk
tɪv
/
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[
in-
struhk
-tiv
]
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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
.
Origin:
1605–15;
instruct
+
-ive
Related forms
in·struc·tive·ly,
adverb
in·struc·tive·ness,
noun
non·in·struc·tive,
adjective
non·in·struc·tive·ly,
adverb
non·in·struc·tive·ness,
noun
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o·ver·in·struc·tive,
adjective
o·ver·in·struc·tive·ly,
adverb
o·ver·in·struc·tive·ness,
noun
un·in·struc·tive,
adjective
un·in·struc·tive·ly,
adverb
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instructive
(ɪnˈstrʌktɪv)
—
adj
serving to instruct or enlighten; conveying information
in'structively
—
adv
in'structiveness
—
n
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