didactical

adjective

as in didactic

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  1. didactic
  2. academic
  3. professorial
Adjective
  • Yet Manzoor is never didactic about expanding viewers’ perceptions of Muslim women.
    — Judy Berman, Time, 11 Aug. 2026
  • While the purpose of the video may have been didactic, Jiang tried her hand at flattery.
    — Aidan McLaughlin, Vanity Fair, 25 July 2026
Definition of didactic
Adjective
  • Advertisement Unfortunately, some of my academic and clinical colleagues have dismissed this approach.
    — David H. Rosmarin, Time, 29 Aug. 2026
  • Hutton said Calumet College regularly sends representatives to the school to monitor it, including its governance system and academic programs.
    — Carole Carlson, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of academic
Adjective
  • He was sometimes criticized by progressive Democrats as being too professorial and by conservatives as being too progressive.
    — Tracy Grant, Encyclopedia Britannica, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Her account there is excessive and loose, a counterweight to her essays and memoirs, which can seem opaque and professorial.
    — Emma Alpern, Vulture, 17 June 2026
Definition of professorial
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“Didactical.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/didactical. Accessed 1 Sep. 2026.

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