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adjectiveserving to instruct or inform; conveying instruction, knowledge, or information; enlightening. Grammar. noting a case, as in Finnish, whose distinctive function is to indicate means by which. Origin of instructiveFirst recorded in 1605–15; instruct + -ive OTHER WORDS FROM instructivein·struc·tive·ly, adverbin·struc·tive·ness, nounnon·in·struc·tive, adjectivenon·in·struc·tive·ly, adverb non·in·struc·tive·ness, nouno·ver·in·struc·tive, adjectiveo·ver·in·struc·tive·ly, adverbo·ver·in·struc·tive·ness, nounun·in·struc·tive, adjectiveun·in·struc·tive·ly, adverb Words nearby instructivein stride, instroke, instruct, instruction, instructions, instructive, instructor, instructress, instrument, instrumental, instrumental conditioning Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for instructiveGoogle’s discussion of “relevance, distance and prominence” is instructive but still relatively opaque. Google My Business and reviews gain in 2020 Local Ranking Factors survey|Greg Sterling|October 5, 2020|Search Engine Land The roots go back decades, but the past few months are instructive. The American Fringes Go Mainstream|Nick Fouriezos|September 6, 2020|Ozy In structuring a participatory workplace health planning process, the experiences of hospital nurses are again instructive. Why empowering frontline workers is a key element to a safe reopening|jakemeth|August 18, 2020|Fortune For Africa, a massive region of unrealized economic might, the past is particularly instructive. If we want to transform African economies, we must look beyond relying on governments|K.Y. Amoako|August 6, 2020|Quartz
Thomson is one of those gifted writers who make any subject that they choose to pick up lively and instructive. The Literature of Futbol: 11 Great Books About Soccer|Robert Birnbaum|June 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST But it is also incredibly moving and instructive to watch the inching towards social justice. How Gay Marriage Was Won: Prop 8’s Destruction Captured In HBO Movie|Tim Teeman|June 6, 2014|DAILY BEAST Their lives are falling apart, but they intersect in interesting, tragic, and instructive ways. Ted Thompson’s Debut Novel Features A 1 Percenter As Its Hero|Stefan Beck|May 6, 2014|DAILY BEAST In this sense, the experience of debut author, Winston Churchill, is instructive. A Picture Says It All Or Does It? Judging an Author by Their Photo|Jennifer Miller|December 10, 2013|DAILY BEAST Hagel's stances on Lebanon and Hezbollah are also instructive. Did Chuck Hagel Cave?|Ali Gharib|January 16, 2013|DAILY BEAST One of the most instructive, interesting, and delightful books in our language is Boswell's Life of Johnson. The Miscellaneous Writings and Speeches of Lord Macaulay, Vol. 4 (of 4)|Thomas Babington Macaulay He would sit quietly and read his instructive book and not occasion the absent Winona any anxiety. The Wrong Twin|Harry Leon Wilson The study is recommended by Cicero as equally pleasant and instructive. The History of The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire|Edward Gibbon And then he varies the statement of what the higher things are, in a very remarkable and instructive fashion. Expositions of Holy Scripture: Romans Corinthians (To II Corinthians, Chap. V)|Alexander Maclaren Here we may draw an instructive parallel between his work and that of the textual critic. Companion to the Bible|E. P. Barrows
British Dictionary definitions for instructive
adjectiveserving to instruct or enlighten; conveying information Derived forms of instructiveinstructively, adverbinstructiveness, nounCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to instructiveilluminating, useful, helpful, enlightening, educational, explanatory, instructional, educative, informational |