didactical

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as in didactic

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  1. didactic
  2. academic
  3. professorial
Adjective
  • In one memorable scene, Mari takes to a whiteboard to explain the destructive workings of capitalism, a lengthy, potentially didactic exercise that Okamoto transforms into an unexpectedly intimate exchange.
    — Lisa Wong Macabasco, Vogue, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Not wanting a didactic feel, Ebenstein eschewed labels for the art, artifacts, masks, toys, skeletal and wet specimens, wax scientific models, devotional objects, vintage taxidermy and books.
    — Dina Cheney, Washington Post, 17 Oct. 2026
Definition of didactic
Adjective
  • Many academic researchers publish only a handful of papers each year, seeking scientific discoveries or solutions to everyday problems facing businesses and government agencies.
    — TODD WALLACK THE WASHINGTON POST, Arkansas Online, 8 Nov. 2026
  • Model procedures should provide timely notice, straightforward requests, and alternative assignments without academic penalties.
    — Ilya Shapiro, Washington Post, 8 Nov. 2026
Definition of academic
Adjective
  • Sorkin’s approach to telling this story is somewhat professorial—there’s a lot of telling without much showing.
    — Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 7 Oct. 2026
  • And those really are professorial decisions and creative decisions that made me, that pushed me.
    — Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 26 Sep. 2026
Definition of professorial
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