di|dac|tic

di|dac|tic
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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  • -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´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… …   Useful english dictionary

  • didactic — di·dac·tic …   English syllables

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