Meaning

1 senses
  1. Conveying knowledge, information or instruction.

    Well, that was an instructive lesson.

    lehrreich, aufschlussreich, belehrend

    поучи́тельныйpoučítelʹnyj

    повча́льнийpovčálʹnyj

More definitions
  • serving to instruct or enlighten or inform

Examples

21 sentences
  1. Not all of the books are instructive.

    deNicht alle von den Büchern sind aufschlussreich. — Tamy

  2. This book is both interesting and instructive.

    ruЭта книга и интересна, и поучительна. — sharptoothed

    deDieses Buch ist sowohl interessant wie lehrreich. — Tamy

  3. That was very instructive.

  4. This book is not only interesting but also instructive.

    Ця книжка не лише цікава, але й повчальна. — deniko

    ruЭта книга не только интересная, но и познавательная. — marafon

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  5. None of the books are instructive.

    deKeines der Bücher ist aufschlussreich. — Tamy

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Translations

6 languages
Українська
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Русский
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Deutsch
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Conveying knowledge, information or instruction:

Forms

more instructive, most instructive
Comparativemore instructive Lesson
Superlativemost instructive Lesson

regular

Synonyms

4 synonyms
Close in meaning

Antonyms

1 antonyms

Word family

9 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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