Word meaning
didactic
adjective · dy-DAK-tik
What does didactic mean?
Didactic means intended to teach, often in a heavy-handed way.
Didactic in a sentence
“The children's book is charming but a bit too didactic.”
Synonyms for didactic
- instructive
- educational
- preachy
Where does didactic come from?
From Greek didaskein, "to teach."
How to remember didactic
- Say it out loud a few times: dy-DAK-tik.
- Write one sentence of your own using didactic, about something that happened to you today.
- Quiz yourself tomorrow, in three days, and next week. Spaced reviews are what make new words stick.
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