See Also: instructive(dictionary)
instructive(dictionary)
instructive theory(medicine)

instructive (iou)



instructive adjective & noun. E17.
[from INSTRUCT verb + -IVE.]
A. adjective.
Having the character or quality of instructing; conveying instruction; enlightening. E17.
Grammar. Designating, being in, or pertaining to the case used in the Finno-Ugric and other language groups to express means. M19.
b. noun. Grammar. The instructive case; a word, form, etc., in the instructive case. L19.
instructively adverb M17.
instructiveness noun M17.