didactic
adjective | /didactic/
designed or intended to teach people something
didactic
adjective | /didactic/
Advanced WordsMEDIUMdesigned or intended to teach people something
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"The novel has a didactic tone that sometimes interrupts the story."
"Teachers often use didactic examples to illustrate complex ideas."
Mnemonic Trick
DIDACTIC → DID + ACT: didactic = didact (teach) — remember teacher-like tone.
Etymology
From Greek didaktikos “apt at teaching,” from didaskein “to teach.”
Often implies instructive or moralizing intent.
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