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in·struc·tive

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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

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in·struc·tive Audio Help (ĭn-strŭk'tĭv) Pronunciation Key
adj. Conveying knowledge or information; enlightening.

in·struc'tive·ly adv., in·struc'tive·ness n.

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instructive
adjective
serving to instruct or enlighten or inform [ant: uninstructive]

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
inˈstructive [-tiv] adjective

giving knowledge or information
Example: He gave an instructive talk about electrical repair work.

Arabic:	مُثَقِّف، مُفيد
Chinese (Simplified):	指导性的
Chinese (Traditional):	指導性的
Czech:	poučný
Danish:	instruktiv; lærerig
Dutch:	leerzaam
Estonian:	õpetlik
Finnish:	valaiseva
French:	instructif
German:	lehrreich
Greek:	διδακτικός
Hungarian:	tanulságos
Icelandic:	fræðandi
Indonesian:	instruktif
Italian:	istruttivo

Japanese:	教育的な
Korean:	교육적인
Latvian:	pamācošs; instruktīvs
Lithuanian:	pamokomas, informatyvus
Norwegian:	lærerik, instruktiv
Polish:	pouczający
Portuguese (Brazil):	instrutivo
Portuguese (Portugal):	instrutivo
Romanian:	instructiv
Russian:	поучительный
Slovak:	poučný
Slovenian:	poučen
Spanish:	instructivo
Swedish:	instruktiv, upplysande, lärorik
Turkish:	öğretici, eğitici

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Instructive

In*struct"ive\, a. [Cf. F. instructif.] Conveying knowledge; serving to instruct or inform; as, experience furnishes very instructive lessons. --Addison.

In various talk the instructive hours they past. --Pope. -- In*struct"ive*ly, adv. -- In*struct"ive*ness, n.

The pregnant instructiveness of the Scripture. --Boyle.

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