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A good book, in the language of the book-sellers, is a salable one; in that of the curious, a scarce one; in that of men of sense, a useful and instructive one.
Oswald Chambers

Meaning of "instructive" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF INSTRUCTIVE

instructive  [ɪnˈstrʌktɪv] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF INSTRUCTIVE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Instructive is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES INSTRUCTIVE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Instructive case

In the Finnish language and Estonian language, the instructive case has the basic meaning of "by means of". It is a comparatively rarely used case, though it is found in some commonly used expressions, such as omin silmin → "with one's own eyes". In modern Finnish, many of its instrumental uses are being superseded by the adessive case, as in "minä matkustin junalla" → "I travelled by train." It is also used with Finnish verbal second infinitives to mean "by...ing", e.g. "lentäen" → "by flying", "by air". In Turkish, the suffix -le is used for this purpose. Ex: Trenle geldim "I came via train". v t e Grammatical cases ▪ List of cases ▪ Declension ▪ Morphosyntactic alignment Cases Morphosyntactic alignment ▪ Absolutive ▪ Accusative ▪ Direct ▪ Ergative ▪ Intransitive ▪ Nominative ▪ Oblique ▪ Partitive ▪ Pegative Location, time, direction ▪ Ablative ▪...

Definition of instructive in the English dictionary

The definition of instructive in the dictionary is serving to instruct or enlighten; conveying information.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH INSTRUCTIVE


autodestructive
ˌɔːtəʊdɪˈstrʌktɪv
conductive
kənˈdʌktɪv
constructive
kənˈstrʌktɪv
deconstructive
ˌdiːkənˈstrʌktɪv
destructive
dɪˈstrʌktɪv
fructive
ˈfrʌktɪv
inductive
ɪnˈdʌktɪv
introductive
ˌɪntrəˈdʌktɪv
nonconstructive
ˌnɒnkənˈstrʌktɪv
nondestructive
ˌnɒndɪsˈtrʌktɪv
obstructive
əbˈstrʌktɪv
productive
prəˈdʌktɪv
reconstructive
ˌriːkənˈstrʌktɪv
reproductive
ˌriːprəˈdʌktɪv
seductive
sɪˈdʌktɪv
self-destructive
ˌsɛlfdɪˈstrʌktɪv
superstructive
ˌsuːpəˈstrʌktɪv
unconstructive
ˌʌnkənˈstrʌktɪv
uninstructive
ˌʌnɪnˈstrʌktɪv
unobstructive
ˌʌnəbˈstrʌktɪv

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE INSTRUCTIVE

instruct
instructible
instruction
instruction book
instruction booklet
instruction manual
instructional
instructions
instructively
instructiveness
instructor
instructorship
instructress
instrument
instrument board
instrument flying
instrument landing
instrument panel
instrumental
instrumental learning

WORDS THAT END LIKE INSTRUCTIVE

active
addictive
alternative
attractive
collective
constrictive
cost-effective
defective
detective
directive
distinctive
effective
inactive
interactive
objective
perspective
prospective
protective
respective
selective
subjective

Synonyms and antonyms of instructive in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «INSTRUCTIVE»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «instructive» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of instructive

Translation of «instructive» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF INSTRUCTIVE

Find out the translation of instructive to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of instructive from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «instructive» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

增长知识的
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

instructivo
570 millions of speakers

English

instructive
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

शिक्षाप्रद
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

التعليمى
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

поучительно
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

instrutivo
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

শিক্ষামূলক
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

instructif
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Mengajar
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

aufschlussreich
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

有益な
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

교훈적인
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Instruktif
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

dạy
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

போதனையை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

सुबोधक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

öğretici
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

istruttivo
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

pouczające
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

повчально
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

instructiv
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

διδακτική
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

insiggewend
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

lärorikt
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

rikt
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of instructive

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «INSTRUCTIVE»

The term «instructive» is quite widely used and occupies the 35.705 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «INSTRUCTIVE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about instructive

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10 QUOTES WITH «INSTRUCTIVE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word instructive.
1
Fredrik Bajer
To read the report of a discussion in which arguments for and against are presented, in which a subject has been covered from different points of view, with new ideas advanced - this is far more instructive than to read a brief account of the resolution passed on the matter.
2
Roger Bart
There's nothing more instructive than the immediate response of an audience.
3
Oswald Chambers
A good book, in the language of the book-sellers, is a salable one; in that of the curious, a scarce one; in that of men of sense, a useful and instructive one.
4
George Clooney
Failures are infinitely more instructive than successes.
5
Allen Covert
As a parent with young children, I would always find little things that bothered me when I was reading bedtime stories or watching shows or listening to children's music. I couldn't find any stories, games or television shows that were fun and exciting while also being morally instructive and patriotic.
6
Robertson Davies
The great book for you is the book that has the most to say to you at the moment when you are reading. I do not mean the book that is most instructive, but the book that feeds your spirit. And that depends on your age, your experience, your psychological and spiritual need.
7
Denis Diderot
Bad company is as instructive as licentiousness. One makes up for the loss of one's innocence with the loss of one's prejudices.
8
Paul Di Filippo
It is truly bracing and instructive to contemplate the End Times - at least at safe remove, in the pages of fiction - especially as the world beyond our hearths churns and convulses unknowably, yet perhaps just short of ultimate disaster.
9
Paul Klee
Children also have artistic ability, and there is wisdom in there having it! The more helpless they are, the more instructive are the examples they furnish us; and they must be preserved free of corruption from an early age.
10
Leo Kottke
It was almost two years after I left Capital that I put out the first one on Chrysalis and that was really instructive because it was no better in particular than any other record I'd done.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «INSTRUCTIVE»

Discover the use of instructive in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to instructive and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Most Instructive Games of Chess Ever Played
of. Chess. Ever. Played. Irving. Chernev. Here are sixty-two masterly demonstrations of the basic strategies of winning at chess, compiled and annotated by one of the game's most admired and respected writers. Each game offers a classic ...
Irving Chernev, 2012
2
Reasons for Hope: Instructive Experiences in Rural Development
Read individually for specific guidance, or collectively for cumulative advice on how to promote the most desirable forms of rural development, these stories offer a timely and crucial message concerning the plight of the rural poor.
Anirudh Krishna, Norman Thomas Uphoff, Milton Jacob Esman, 1997
3
Instructive Journey: An Essay in Autobiography
' In this autobiographical work, Rescher describes his boyhood in Nazi Germany, his family's struggles to make a new life for themselves in the USA of the 1930's, and the vicissitudes attending his own labors as a professional philosopher.
Nicholas Rescher, 1997
4
A collection of the moral and instructive sentiments: a ...
Richardson's distillation of pithy passages from his three lengthy novels.
Samuel Richardson, 1980
5
A Whole Foods Primer: A Comprehensive, Instructive, and ...
In this book, readers will learn about the basic nutritional components of each whole food group and their specific functions and beneficial roles in the body.
Beatrice Trum Hunter, 2009
6
Most Instructive Games of the Young Grandmasters
Written by a former World Under-17 Champion, this book features brilliant games by the greatest talents of modern chess and highlights instructive points from each game. Paul Motwani is a chess journalist, coach and teacher.
Paul Motwani, 1999
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The Weekly Miscellany; Or, Instructive Entertainer: ...
Containing a Collection of Select Pieces, Both in Prose and Verse; Curious Anecdotes, Instructive Tales, and Ingenious Essays on Different Subjects. The WEEKLY MISCELLANY. For MONDAY, March 10, 1777. Z A M T I: An Oriental Tale.
‎1776
8
Instructive gleanings, moral and scientific, from the best ...
Instructive gleanings Rowland Mainwaring. DEFINITION OF HARMONY. Dagley. Harmony is generally considered an accordance of similar hues in the same picture, by a dispersion of the principal or prevailing hues through the whole piece, ...
Instructive gleanings, Rowland Mainwaring, 1832
9
Curious and Instructive Stories about Wild Animals and Birds
We are now republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.
W. p. Nimmo, 2008
10
Coming to terms with acting: an instructive glossary
This book defines the terminology used to teach and direct actors.
Doug Moston, 1993

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «INSTRUCTIVE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term instructive is used in the context of the following news items.
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Instructive scuffle - The Telegraph
Instructive scuffle. - A struggle between violence and non-violence. Sunanda K. Datta-Ray. Last Friday's fracas outside the WWF auditorium in ... «Calcutta Telegraph, Jul 15»
2
Column: A white person's response to Ta-Nehisi Coates | Tampa …
... to the African-American conversation about Ferguson, Baltimore, Charleston and the other killings that has been humbling and instructive. «Tampabay.com, Jul 15»
3
Samuel Beckett and days redeemed by a book at bedtime
... read before we sleep has always held a particular significance. There was a time when the emphasis fell on literature that was instructive and ... «Irish Times, Jul 15»
4
Georgetown officer suspended for tampering with colleague's duty …
“You failed to heed this instructive warning and continue to make poor decisions which place the organization and public at great risk.”. «KXAN.com, Jul 15»
5
Watch the Teaser Trailer for Leonardo DiCaprio's New Movie … - Mic
Being a third wheel can also be instructive, particularly if you're interested in finding a relationship of your own. "Your couple friends will ... «Mic, Jul 15»
6
Apple may check your credit-card balance to show affordable products
But the documents do serve as instructive signals of where is Apple focusing its research and development might. —additional reporting by ... «Mashable, Jul 15»
7
Seven lessons Chris Barbic says he learned from trying to turn …
Those lessons are instructive for the growing number of initiatives to replicate the ASD's work in other states. Those efforts represent one ... «Chalkbeat New York, Jul 15»
8
Caution needed on 'open mic' Dáil claims - Independent.ie
The last six months of a Syriza government in Greece and the country's recent brush with bankruptcy has been instructive. After much ado, the ... «Irish Independent, Jul 15»
9
accountability needed from Caribbean sports administrators
It's instructive that some of these administrators are either on hemispheric sporting committees or expressed ambitions in securing positions. «Caribbean News Now, Jul 15»
10
Black lives matter: Watching 'Fruitvale Station' one year after Eric …
The racial and gender politics of this crucial scene are instructive: Oscar notices a pretty, white suburban woman looking indecisively at her ... «Crux: Covering all things Catholic, Jul 15»

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