ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Educative

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech adjective

Quick meaning: Educative is an adjective meaning Serving to educate; educational.

Meaning

Serving to educate; educational.

Example Sentences

[Y]ou didn't need a jailor, she contended, for a domesticated lamb tied up with pink ribbon. This was not an animal to be controlled—it was an animal to be, at the most, educated. She admitted accordingly that she was educative—which Maggie was so aware that she herself, inevitably, wasn't; so it came round to being true that what she was most in charge of was his mere intelligence.

Synonyms for educative

Depending on context, synonyms include didactic, educational, instructive, informative.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include instructive, informative, education, educational, awareness, tutelary.

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