Instructive


[in-struhk-tiv] /ɪnˈstrʌk tɪv/

adjective
1.
serving to or inform; conveying , knowledge, or information; enlightening.
2.
Grammar. noting a case, as in Finnish, whose distinctive function is to indicate means by which.
/ɪnˈstrʌktɪv/
adjective
1.
serving to instruct or enlighten; conveying information
adj.

1610s, from instruct + -ive. Related: Instructively; instructiveness.

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