di|dac´ti|cal|ly

di|dac´ti|cal|ly
di|dac|tic «dy DAK tihk, dih-», adjective.
1. meant to instruct: »

Aesop's “Fables” are didactic stories; each one has a moral.

SYNONYM(S): educative.
2. inclined to instruct others; teacherlike: »

The older brother was called “Professor” because of his didactic manner. This didactic tendency…has been a common feature in our modern writing (Atlantic).

SYNONYM(S): preceptorial.
[< Greek didaktikós apt at teaching < didáskein teach]
di|dac´ti|cal|ly, adverb.

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  • di|dac|ti|cal — «dy DAK tuh kuhl, dih », adjective. = didactic. (Cf. ↑didactic) …   Useful english dictionary

  • dac·ty·lo·zooid; — dac·ty·lus; di·a·dac·tic; di·dac·ti·cism; di·dac·tive; di·dac·tyl; di·dac·ty·la; dis·co·dac·ty·lous; eleu·thero·dac·ty·lus; gy·ro·dac·ty·lus; her·mo·dac·tyl; het·ero·dac·tyl; het·ero·dac·ty·lism; het·ero·dac·ty·lous; hol·o·dac·tyl·ic;… …   English syllables

  • cal — abi·o·log·i·cal; adre·no·cor·ti·cal; aero·bi·o·log·i·cal; aero·chem·i·cal; aero·log·i·cal; aero·med·i·cal; aero·nau·ti·cal; aero·phys·i·cal; aero·tech·ni·cal; aes·thet·i·cal·ly; afo·cal; ag·a·tho·kak·o·log·i·cal; ag·nat·i·cal·ly;… …   English syllables

  • dac|tyl|i|cal|ly — «dak TIHL uh klee», adverb. with a dactylic rhythm: »“Ulutanua the isle of the sea,” read that verse dactylically and you get the beat (Robert Louis Stevenson) …   Useful english dictionary

  • -dac·ty·lous; — ab·i·e·tate; ab·i·e·tene; abio·gen·e·sis; abi·og·e·nist; abra·si·om·e·ter; ab·sorp·ti·om·e·ter; aca·cat·e·chin; ac·ac·e·tin; acad·e·mist; acad·e·my; ac·cel·er·om·e·ter; ac·e·tab·u·lar; ac·e·tab·u·lar·ia; ac·e·tab·u·late; ac·e·tab·u·lif·era;… …   English syllables

  • -dac·ty·ly; — ab·i·e·tate; ab·i·e·tene; abio·gen·e·sis; abi·og·e·nist; abra·si·om·e·ter; ab·sorp·ti·om·e·ter; aca·cat·e·chin; ac·ac·e·tin; acad·e·mist; acad·e·my; ac·cel·er·om·e·ter; ac·e·tab·u·lar; ac·e·tab·u·lar·ia; ac·e·tab·u·late; ac·e·tab·u·lif·era;… …   English syllables

  • -dac·tyl·ism; — ab·i·e·tate; ab·i·e·tene; abio·gen·e·sis; abi·og·e·nist; abra·si·om·e·ter; ab·sorp·ti·om·e·ter; aca·cat·e·chin; ac·ac·e·tin; acad·e·mist; acad·e·my; ac·cel·er·om·e·ter; ac·e·tab·u·lar; ac·e·tab·u·lar·ia; ac·e·tab·u·late; ac·e·tab·u·lif·era;… …   English syllables

  • di|dac|tic — «dy DAK tihk, dih », adjective. 1. meant to instruct: »Aesop s “Fables” are didactic stories; each one has a moral. SYNONYM(S): educative. 2. inclined to instruct others; teacherlike: »The older brother was called “Professor” because of his… …   Useful english dictionary

  • didactical — di·dac·ti·cal …   English syllables

  • didactically — di·dac·ti·cal·ly …   English syllables

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