менторский — meaning in English
mentorskiy
Russian → English · translate English → Russian instead
English meaning
- didactic adjective Intended to teach something, especially a moral lesson, as well as to inform or entertain.
- sententious adj Using as few words as possible; pithy and concise.
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 Using as few words as possible; pithy and concise.
- adj Tending to the frequent use aphorisms or maxims; especially, in a manner that is affected, trite or self-righteous.
- adj Full of meaning.
- adj Relating to a sentence; sentential.