instructive
adjective
in·struc·tive
in-ˈstrək-tiv 
: carrying a lesson : enlightening
instructively
adverb
instructiveness
noun
Examples of instructive in a Sentence
an interesting and instructive lesson
an instructive demonstration of the proper way to pack a suitcase so your clothes don't arrive in a mess
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But to do so would be like analyzing Moby-Dick as a field guide to cetaceans—instructive in its way but kind of missing the point.
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Scott Stossel, The Atlantic, 9 Sep. 2025
Is the result more engaging or instructive than a documentary might have been?
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 6 Sep. 2025
Other surveys, such as a layoffs report from outsourcing and placement services firm Challenger, Gray and Christmas, is sometimes instructive but far less robust than the BLS report.
—David Goldman, CNN Money, 5 Sep. 2025
Here’s where the contrasting case of North Korea becomes instructive.
—Vipin Narang, Foreign Affairs, 5 Sep. 2025
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Scott Stossel, The Atlantic, 9 Sep. 2025
Is the result more engaging or instructive than a documentary might have been?
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 6 Sep. 2025
Other surveys, such as a layoffs report from outsourcing and placement services firm Challenger, Gray and Christmas, is sometimes instructive but far less robust than the BLS report.
—David Goldman, CNN Money, 5 Sep. 2025
Here’s where the contrasting case of North Korea becomes instructive.
—Vipin Narang, Foreign Affairs, 5 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for instructive
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“Instructive.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/instructive. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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instructive
adjective
in·struc·tive
in-ˈstrək-tiv
: giving knowledge : helping to instruct or inform
an instructive experience
instructively
adverb
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