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Definition of instructive : Conveying knowledge; serving to instruct or inform; as, experience furnishes very instructive lessons.

Synonyms:

educational, edifying, clarifying, enlightening, elucidative, interpretive, doctrinaire, demonstrative, interpretative, illuminating, illustrative, explanatory, expository, informatory, teach, illuminative, informative, instructional, expositive, didactical, didactic, ostensive, educative

Usage examples:

• " Your story is a very instructive one," observed the general. - "The Memoires of Casanova, Complete The Rare Unabridged London Edition Of 1894, plus An Unpublished Chapter of History, By Arthur Symons", Jacques Casanova de Seingalt.
• That last answer is very instructive. - "Witchcraft of New England Explained by Modern Spiritualism", Allen Putnam.
• It is instructive and reassuring to note how frequently, among the early Friends, the practice of waiting did have the desired sequel. - "An Interpretation of Friends Worship", N. Jean Toomer.