настави́тельный — meaning in English
nastavitelnyy
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English meaning
- didactic adjective Intended to teach something, especially a moral lesson, as well as to inform or entertain.
Senses
настави́тельный is used for these senses in English:
- didactic Excessively moralizing.
- hortative (comparable) Urging, exhorting, or encouraging.
- hortatory Giving exhortation or advice; encouraging.
- preceptial (obsolete) preceptive
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.