instructive

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ɪnˈstrʌktɪv/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ɪnˈstrʌktɪv/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(in struk′tiv)


WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025
in•struc•tive /ɪnˈstrʌktɪv/USA pronunciation   adj. 
  1. serving to instruct:an instructive lesson on hotel management.
See -stru-.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
in•struc•tive  (in struk′tiv),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. serving to instruct or inform;
    conveying instruction, knowledge, or information;
    enlightening.
  2. Grammarnoting a case, as in Finnish, whose distinctive function is to indicate means by which.
  • instruct + -ive 1605–15
in•struc′tive•ly, adv. 
in•struc′tive•ness, n. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
instructive / ɪnˈstrʌktɪv/
  1. serving to instruct or enlighten; conveying information
inˈstructivelyinˈstructiveness
'instructive' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
amuse - apothegm - didactic - educational - informative - infotainment - lesson - preceptive - reader - ricercare

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