{ } a. [ Gr. &unr_;, fr. &unr_; to teach; akin to L. docere to teach: cf. F. didactique. See Docile. ] 1. Fitted or intended to teach; conveying instruction; preceptive; instructive; teaching some moral lesson; as, didactic essays. “Didactical writings.” Jer. Taylor. [ 1913 Webster ] The finest didactic poem in any language. Macaulay. [ 1913 Webster ] 2. excessively prone to instruct, even those who do not wish to be instructed; -- of people. [ Pejorative ]
Syn. -- didactic. [ WordNet 1.5 ] Variants: Didactic | 