Meaning & use
didactically
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In a manner intended to teach or instruct, often excessively or moralistically.
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The professor spoke didactically, pausing after every point to check comprehension.
Critics felt the novel was written too didactically, sacrificing story for moral lessons.
A note on using this word
From the Greek "didaktikos," meaning apt at teaching; it often carries a mildly negative connotation of being preachy.
Words with a similar meaning
instructivelymoralistically
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