The meaning of INSTRUCTIVE is carrying a lesson : enlightening. How to use instructive in a sentence.

It is, therefore, sometimes instructive to study a problem by ignoring as far as possible what came next.

1. to teach or train (a person in a subject or skill).

Definition of instructive adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

Something that is instructive gives useful information. ...an entertaining and instructive documentary.

INSTRUCTIVE definition: serving to instruct or inform; conveying instruction, knowledge, or information; enlightening. See examples of instructive used in a sentence.

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It was very instructive [= informative, educational] to watch the doctors work.

instructive meaning, definition, what is instructive: providing a lot of useful information: Learn more.