didactic
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8.1
- adjective
- /dɪˈdæktɪk/
- Literature
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didáctico
- Teachers, in particular, wish to have the didactic aspect of the celebration underlined.
- didactic instruction
- didactic lecture
- didactic purpose
But it's not didactic as in being heavy-handed.
- But it's not didactic as in being heavy-handed.
- And this is where the didactic element of, of the conversation comes in.
- And when I do, I get a little, I get a little didactic, I guess is the word for it.
Examples
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Therefore, IY TCM places a major emphasis on experiential learning rather than simply didactic instruction.
Academic text (2011) -
The final sentence sums up both the didactic purpose and the implicit comprehensibility of the events Eggers is describing.
Academic text (2008) -
And this is where the didactic element of, of the conversation comes in.
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I like hearing your voice slide into that didactic tone when you expand on a theory.
Fiction book (1999) -
The preface also makes clear the strong didactic and moral purpose of the book.
Academic text (2008) -
Foundational content is typically provided in a didactic fashion in the classroom.
Academic text (2008) -
The actos were short, simplistic, didactic, and very much to the point.
Academic text (1995) -
"Yvonne seems to take a rather didactic approach," says a well-known family therapist from Philadelphia.
Fiction book (1999) -
Their more explicitly didactic intentions are amplified by explanatory panels dealing with conceptual issues.
Academic text (1994) -
The teacher's didactic approach made the complex subject much easier for students to understand.
Synonyms
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6.8
Giving moral advice in a boring, bossy way
Intended to teach, often in a way that tells people what is right or sounds bossy
Antonyms
How Didactic
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word didactic comes from the Greek root didakt meaning 'to teach', the same idea as the English word 'teach'. So didactic describes something meant to teach, and it often feels a little 'preachy' or too moral rather than just showing ideas.