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instructive definition

instructive


 
  Overview  of  adj  instructive 
 
  The  adj  instructive  has  2  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (1)  instructive,  informative  --  (serving  to  instruct  of  enlighten  or  inform) 
  2.  enlightening,  informative,  instructive  --  (tending  to  increase  knowledge  or  dissipate  ignorance;  "an  enlightening  glimpse  of  government  in  action") 
 
  Antonyms  of  adj  instructive 
 
  2  senses  of  instructive 
 
  Sense  1 
  instructive  (vs.  uninstructive),  informative 
 
  uninstructive  (vs.  instructive),  uninformative 
 
  Sense  2 
  enlightening  (vs.  unenlightening),  informative,  instructive 
 
 
  Similarity  of  adj  instructive 
 
  2  senses  of  instructive 
 
  Sense  1 
  instructive  (vs.  uninstructive),  informative 
  =>  clarifying,  elucidative 
  =>  demonstrative,  illustrative 
  =>  didactic,  didactical 
  =>  doctrinaire 
  =>  educative 
  =>  educational 
  =>  explanatory 
  =>  expository,  expositive 
  =>  interpretative,  interpretive 
  =>  ostensive 
  Also  See->  informative#3,  informatory#1 
 
  Sense  2 
  enlightening  (vs.  unenlightening),  informative,  instructive 
 
  Attributes  of  adj  instructive 
 
 
  Familiarity  of  adj  instructive 
 
  instructive  used  as  an  adjective  is  rare  (polysemy  count  =  2) 
 
  Grep  of  adj  instructive 
  instructive 
  uninstructive 
 
  Overview  of  adj  instructive 
 
  The  adj  instructive  has  2  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (1)  instructive,  informative  --  (serving  to  instruct  of  enlighten  or  inform) 
  2.  enlightening,  informative,  instructive  --  (tending  to  increase  knowledge  or  dissipate  ignorance;  "an  enlightening  glimpse  of  government  in  action") 



instructive definition