Definition of INSTRUCTIVE

instructive

Plural: instructives

Adjective

  • serving to instruct or enlighten or inform

Adj

  • Conveying knowledge, information or instruction.

Noun

  • A case in the Finnish and Estonian languages. It expresses the means or the instrument used to perform an action.

Examples

  • Well, that was an instructive lesson.

Origin / Etymology

From instruct + -ive.

Antonyms

uninstructive

Scrabble Score: 16

instructive: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
instructive: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
instructive: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 20

instructive: valid Words With Friends Word