ed·u·ca·tive

[ej-oo-key-tiv]
adjective
1.
serving to educate: educative knowledge.
2.
pertaining to or productive of education.

Origin:
1835–45; educate + -ive

non·ed·u·ca·tive, adjective
o·ver·ed·u·ca·tive, adjective
o·ver·ed·u·ca·tive·ly, adverb
un·ed·u·ca·tive, adjective
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educative (ˈɛdjʊkətɪv) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
adj
producing or resulting in education: an educative experience

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Word Origin & History

educative
1844, from L. educat-, pp. stem of educare (see educate) + -ive.
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Example sentences
In short, educational leadership is educational when both its ends and its
  means are educative.
Furthermore, exhibits related to everyday world situations are recognized to
  have an immediate educative value for visitors.
Teaching and learning are not educating and educative.
The main body of his poems is educative and preparatory.
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