In various talk the instructive hours they past.
--Pope.
-- {In*struct"ive*ly}, adv. -- {In*struct"ive*ness}, n.
[1913 Webster]
The pregnant instructiveness of the Scripture. --Boyle. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
instructive — index decretal, didactic, disciplinary (educational), informative, informatory, leading (guiding) … Law dictionary
instructive — (adj.) 1610s, from INSTRUCT (Cf. instruct) + IVE (Cf. ive). Related: Instructively; instructiveness … Etymology dictionary
instructive — [adj] informative educational, educative, enlightening, explanatory, helpful, illuminating, informational, instructional, useful; concept 267 … New thesaurus
instructive — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ useful and informative. DERIVATIVES instructively adverb … English terms dictionary
instructive — [in struk′tiv] adj. [ML instructivus] serving to instruct; giving knowledge or information instructively adv. instructiveness n … English World dictionary
instructive — adj. instructive to + inf. (it will be instructive to analyze the results) * * * instructive to + inf. (it will be instructive to analyze the results) … Combinatory dictionary
instructive — [[t]ɪnstrʌ̱ktɪv[/t]] ADJ GRADED: oft it v link ADJ to inf Something that is instructive gives useful information. It s instructive to compare his technique with Alan Bennett s. ...an entertaining and instructive documentary … English dictionary
instructive — ● instructif, instructive adjectif Qui instruit, qui est propre à informer : Livre instructif. ● instructif, instructive (synonymes) adjectif Qui instruit , qui est propre à informer Synonymes : culturel didactique … Encyclopédie Universelle
instructive — adj. VERBS ▪ be ADVERB ▪ extremely, fairly, very, etc. ▪ highly, most … Collocations dictionary
instructive — in|struc|tive [ınˈstrʌktıv] adj providing a lot of useful information ▪ Thank you, that was very instructive. ▪ an instructive comparison … Dictionary of contemporary English
