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didactic

[ dahy-dak-tik ]

adjective

  1. intended for instruction; instructive:

    didactic poetry.

  2. inclined to teach or lecture others too much:

    a boring, didactic speaker.

    Synonyms: , , ,

  3. teaching or intending to teach a moral lesson.
  4. didactics, (used with a singular verb) the art or science of teaching.


didactic

/ ɪˈæɪ /

adjective

  1. intended to instruct, esp excessively
  2. morally instructive; improving
  3. (of works of art or literature) containing a political or moral message to which aesthetic considerations are subordinated
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • 徱ˈ岹پ, noun
  • 徱ˈ岹پ, adverb
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Other Word Forms

  • 徱·岹t·· adverb
  • 徱·岹t· noun
  • ԴDzd·岹t adjective
  • non徱·岹t·· adverb
  • ܲd·岹t adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of didactic1

First recorded in 1635–45; from Greek 徱岹پó “apt at teaching, instructive,” from 徱岹(ó) “that may be taught, teachable” (from 徱á𾱲 “to teach”) + -ikos -ic
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Word History and Origins

Origin of didactic1

C17: from Greek didaktikos skilled in teaching, from didaskein to teach
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Example Sentences

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The star went on to admit that during that period of time she "might have got a little didactic about it."

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It’s a shrewd aside from the larger story, but one that succinctly highlights how women must constantly be aware of their surroundings without being didactic and obvious.

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It is as didactic as it is aspirational — especially at a time when executive orders from President Trump continue to target and erase trans lives.

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Kapadia sees “All We Imagine as Light” as a political statement, too, though it avoids being didactic.

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But they also found that teachers spent 59% of their classroom time on “didactic instruction,” which means imparting information and instructions to students rather than encouraging independent thinking and play.

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