didactic
9 synonyms for didactic, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.
Adjective — Intended to teach something, especially a moral lesson, as well as to inform or entertain.
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1. adjective
Intended to teach something, especially a moral lesson, as well as to inform or entertain.
“Aesop's fables are frankly didactic, each ending in a stated moral.”
2. adjective
Too eager to instruct others, in a way that comes across as preachy or condescending.
“The novel collapses into a didactic lecture in its final chapters.”
How to use didactic
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Formal; frequent in literary criticism, education and art writing.
Etymology
From Greek didaktikos 'skilled at teaching', from didaskein 'to teach'.
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