| didactic definitions |
| # | Definition | Sets |
| 1 | instructive | 251 sets |
| 2 | intended to instruct | 170 sets |
| 3 | intended to teach or instruct | 57 sets |
| 4 | instructive, designed to teach | 54 sets |
| 5 | instructive (especially excessively) | 53 sets |
| 6 | excessively instructive | 49 sets |
| 7 | intended to teach | 49 sets |
| 8 | intended for instruction; instructive | 27 sets |
| 9 | teaching; instructional | 27 sets |
| 10 | intended for instruction | 21 sets |
| 11 | intended to teach; morally instructive; pedantic | 21 sets |
| 12 | intended to teach; morally instructive | 20 sets |
| 13 | instructive; intended to instruct | 18 sets |
| 14 | educational | 17 sets |
| 15 | intended to teach; instructive | 15 sets |
| 16 | writing which has the purpose of teaching or instructing | 14 sets |
| 17 | pertaining to teaching | 14 sets |
| 18 | intended to instruct, especially morally; inclined to moralize too much | 13 sets |
| 19 | pertaining to teaching. | 13 sets |
| 20 | (adj) intended to teach or instruct | 12 sets |
| 21 | teaching | 12 sets |
| 22 | educational; informative; instructive | 12 sets |
| 23 | adj. intended to teach; inclined to teach excessively | 12 sets |
| 24 | instructional | 12 sets |
| 25 | intended for teaching or instruction; morally instructive; boringly pedantic or moralistic | 12 sets |
| 26 | intending to teach | 11 sets |
| 27 | (of speech or writing) intended to teach a moral lesson; teaching; instructional; n. didacticism | 11 sets |
| 28 | that instructs us | 11 sets |
| 29 | intending to instruct | 11 sets |
| 30 | adj. pertaining to teaching. | 11 sets |
| 31 | instructive, the branch of education dealing with teaching | 10 sets |
| 32 | intended to teach, instructive | 10 sets |
| 33 | intending to teach, usually in a methodical way | 10 sets |
| 34 | writing whose purpose is to instruct or to teach. a ___ work is usually formal and focuses on moral or ethical concerns. | 9 sets |
| 35 | designed or intended to teach | 9 sets |
| 36 | morally instructive | 9 sets |
| 37 | "a work ""designed to impart information advice or some doctrine of morality or philosophy.""" | 8 sets |
| 38 | having the primary purpose of teaching or instructing | 8 sets |
| 39 | teaching or intending to teach a moral lesson | 7 sets |
| 40 | designed to teach | 7 sets |