didactical

8.0

Intended to teach, often in a way that tells people what is right or sounds bossy

adjective
/dɪˈdæktɪkəl/

Literature

: didáctico

Her didactical tone during the meeting made it clear she wanted to instruct everyone on the correct procedure.

Examples

The fact that he started the Vita fratrum in the same year in which he became lector of the Dominican studium also suggests didactical purposes.

Academic text (2018)
The teacher's didactical approach made the lesson feel more like a lecture than an engaging discussion.
Chiron is Virgo me at my most didactical pterodactyl self.
The book's didactical style aimed to provide a moral lesson, but some readers found it too preachy.

Synonyms

didactic

vsdidactical

Literature

5 8.1

Meant to teach and often too moral or bossy

is the same in meaning but used as a longer or more noticeable form

Antonyms

entertaining

202 1.7

Makes watching or listening enjoyable

uninstructive

7.1

Does not give useful information or help someone learn

How Didactic

preachy

Informal

11 6.8

didactical

Literature

8.0

instructive

31 4.1

informative

94 3.5

Surface Forms

didactical positive

didacticaler comparative

didacticalest superlative

Morphology

didactical = didactic (transparent) = didactic + al

Formed by adding the productive suffix '-al' to the adjective 'didactic', yielding a synonymous adjective; the relation is straightforward.

Etymology

Didactical comes from the Greek word didaktikos, which means 'to teach'. So didactical describes something meant to teach, and it often sounds a bit 'preachy' or like someone is talking down to you.