instructive

CEFRC1

/ɪnˈstɹʌktɪv/

adjective

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Giving useful information or teaching an important lesson.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Extra detail

    A case in the Finnish and Estonian languages. It expresses the means or the instrument used to perform an action.

Examples

  • Any book will do as long as it is instructive.

  • None of the books are instructive.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
3
Parts of speech
1
Citations
1
Synonyms
4

Deep Dive

adjective

Extra meaning

  1. Conveying knowledge, information or instruction.

More examples

In context

  • Well, that was an instructive lesson.

Synonyms

Quick test

Two questions on this entry. Nothing is scored.

Question 1 · Quick check

The teacher's explanation was highly blank and it clarified the difficult concept perfectly.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

adjective

From instruct + -ive.