/ daɪˈdæktɪk; NAmE / adjective ( formal )
1.
designed to teach people sth, especially a moral lesson :
didactic art
2.
(usually disapproving ) telling people things rather than letting them find out for themselves
► di·dac·tic·al·ly / -kli; NAmE / adverb
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WORD ORIGIN
mid 17th cent.: from Greek didaktikos , from didaskein teach.