Instructional

adj, noun

adj, noun ·4 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A book, film, etc. intended to instruct.

    "On legitimate days off, during the summer, Klam received poolside instructionals in monied femininity from Marcia and her three sisters — “the Jewish Gang of Four.”"

Adjective
  1. 1
    Intended for purposes of instruction, for teaching.

    "The manual might have been instructional had anybody actually taken the time to read it."

  2. 2
    Relating to the teaching profession.

    "There are 33 instructional resignations tonight, double the amount at this time last year."

Adjective
  1. 1
    of or relating to or used in instruction wordnet

Example

More examples

"Instructional videos are a key component of many online courses."

Etymology

From instruction + -al.

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