instructive
adjectiveHow many syllables in instructive?
There are 3 syllables in the word instructive.How to pronounce instructive:
Definition of instructive:
- instructive (adjective):
- informative or helpful
- carrying a lesson enlightening
- serving to instruct or enlighten or inform.
Synonyms for instructive:
cautionary
clarifying
comprehensive
demonstrative
detailed
didactic
didactical
doctrinaire
edifying
educational
educative
elucidative
enlightening
explanatory
expositive
expository
helpful
illuminating
illustrative
informational
informative
instructional
interpretative
interpretive
ostensive
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