| Date: | 1600-1700 |
| Language: | Greek |
| Origin: | didaktikos, from didaskein 'to teach' |
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di‧dac‧tic

1 speech or writing that is didactic is intended to teach people a moral lesson :
His novel has a didactic tone.
His novel has a didactic tone.2 someone who is didactic is too eager to teach people things or give instructions
—didactically
adverb
adverb