|pedə|gäj]ik, -gōj, -gäg], ]ēk sometimes -gȯg- adjective
or ped·a·gog·i·cal ]ə̇kəl, ]ēk- ; also paed·a·gog·ic |pedə-
Etymology: pedagogic from Greek paidagōgikos, from paidagōgos pedagogue + -ikos -ic; pedagogical from Greek paidagōgikos + English -al
1. : of, relating to, or befitting a pedagogue or teacher
pedagogic zeal
the pedagogic mind
tends to give a pedagogic tone to his discourse that makes me shrink from it — O.W.Holmes †1935
2. : of or relating to teaching or pedagogy : educational
pedagogic innovations
the material selected … must have regard to our own pedagogic techniques — C.F.Strong
contemporary … pedagogic thinking — Alfred Kähler & Ernest Hamburger
• ped·a·gog·ically ]ə̇k(ə)lē, ]jēk-, -li\ adverb