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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The contrast with regulatory approaches elsewhere is instructive.
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Cornelia C. Walther, Forbes.com, 16 June 2025
Launch: as early as 2027 Here, lessons from DART are instructive.
—IEEE Spectrum, 11 June 2025
Trump has abandoned the traditional role of consoler-in-chief to make things worse in L.A.
President George H.W. Bush’s actions following acquittals in the Rodney King case are instructive.
—Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2025
The research serves as an instructive case study on the mathematical limitations of SR models, despite sometimes grandiose marketing claims from AI vendors.
—ArsTechnica, 25 Apr. 2025
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Cornelia C. Walther, Forbes.com, 16 June 2025
Launch: as early as 2027 Here, lessons from DART are instructive.
—IEEE Spectrum, 11 June 2025
Trump has abandoned the traditional role of consoler-in-chief to make things worse in L.A.
President George H.W. Bush’s actions following acquittals in the Rodney King case are instructive.
—Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2025
The research serves as an instructive case study on the mathematical limitations of SR models, despite sometimes grandiose marketing claims from AI vendors.
—ArsTechnica, 25 Apr. 2025
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“Instructive.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/instructive. Accessed 30 Jun. 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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