менторский — meaning in English
mentorskiy
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English meaning
- didactic adjective Intended to teach something, especially a moral lesson, as well as to inform or entertain.
- sententious adj Expressed briefly, using few words.
Senses
менторский is used for these senses in English:
- didactic Excessively moralizing.
- preceptial (obsolete) preceptive
- sententious Tending to use aphorisms or maxims; especially, to such an extent as to engage in trite moralizing, even self-righteously so.
didactic — full definition
- adjective Intended to teach something, especially a moral lesson, as well as to inform or entertain.
- adjective Too eager to instruct others, in a way that comes across as preachy or condescending.
sententious — full definition
- adj Expressed briefly, using few words.
- adj Fond of using wise-sounding sayings, often in a way that seems smug or unoriginal.
- adj Carrying a lot of meaning.
- adj (grammar) Relating to a sentence.
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