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instructivegiving or serving to give useful information

Part of speech: ADJECTIVE

Definition: giving or serving to give useful information

Pronunciation (IPA): /ɪnˈstrʌktɪv/

Korean meaning: 유익한, 교육적인, 도움이 되는

Korean pronunciation: 인**스트럭**티브

Example Sentences

  • My grandmother's cooking disasters turned out to be surprisingly instructive.
  • The museum exhibition was instructive for students of all ages.
  • His embarrassing mistake was actually quite instructive for the whole team.

instructive

ADJECTIVE

//ɪnˈstrʌktɪv//

giving or serving to give useful information

instructive concept
💡 Concept

giving or serving to give useful information

instructive rhyme
🎵 Rhyme

Turn destructive chaos constructive through instructive guidance!

🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/ɪnˈstrʌktɪv/
🇬🇧 UK/ɪnˈstrʌktɪv/

🌳Etymology

Prefixin--
Rootstruct
Suffix--ive

Origin

From Latin 'instructus', the past participle of 'instruere' meaning 'to build, construct, or equip', combined with the suffix '-ive' meaning 'tending to' or 'serving to'.

🎵Rhyme

productivedestructiveconstructive
productive
destructive
constructive

🔗Collocations

instructive experience
highly instructive
instructive book
instructive lesson
instructive documentary
instructive feedback

📝Examples

😄 Fun example

My grandmother's cooking disasters turned out to be surprisingly instructive.

The museum exhibition was instructive for students of all ages.

😄 Fun example

His embarrassing mistake was actually quite instructive for the whole team.

The teacher used instructive videos to explain complex concepts.

📚Related Words

Synonyms

educationalinformativeenlighteninghelpfuluseful

Antonyms

uselessunhelpfulconfusing

Related

instructioninstructorconstructstructure

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