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didactic

adjective

dī-ˈdak-tik

Definition of didactic

as in moralizing

marked by or given to preaching moral values the poet's works became increasingly didactic after his religious conversion

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Recent Examples of didactic Navy excels at untangling human emotions and picking through them without being didactic or moralistic. — Dash Lewis, Pitchfork, 10 June 2026 Yet Dupieux doesn’t stage any of this in a didactic or judgmental way. — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 18 May 2026 Among the few genres of art in which the didactic flourishes today is science fiction. — David S. Wallace, New Yorker, 16 May 2026 That’s also in part a function of Paglen’s practice itself, which has long been critiqued for its didactic bent. — Louis Bury, ARTnews.com, 1 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for didactic

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Together with his lover Madame de Staël and their circle, Constant arrived at the idea—not in direct response to the Königsberg scandal but in response to the moralizing public absolutism of the age—that liberty required privacy to flourish.

— Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2026
This is a radical concept in today’s mental health culture, shaped by social media’s moralizing and rampant shaming.

— Josh Penn Soskin, Variety, 16 July 2026

Definition of moralizing

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Navy excels at untangling human emotions and picking through them without being didactic or moralistic.

— Dash Lewis, Pitchfork, 10 June 2026
Last year, a YouTube channel called Akhbar Enfejari (Explosive News) began posting a variety of digital content with a political and moralistic bent.

— Kyle Chayka, New Yorker, 2 Apr. 2026

Definition of moralistic

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Real-World Tests Are The Real Deal One of the most instructive things about building from genuine customer insight rather than category convention is what the process surfaces that upfront research cannot.

— Andy Nguyen, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026
Marquette Law School’s polling has been instructive for candidates in the region.

— Philip Elliott, Time, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of instructive

Adjective

His tenderness and vulnerability sets the tone of the show, which takes men’s emotions seriouslywithout lapsing into either the preachy hugging and learning of Ted Lasso or the manipulative melodramatics of, say, A Million Little Pieces.

— Judy Berman, Time, 11 Aug. 2026
After a promising start as one of ESPN's true rising stars, Ogwumike has grown increasingly preachy and uninformed.

— Bobby Burack OutKick, FOXNews.com, 1 July 2026

Definition of preachy

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