DIDACTICALLY

didactically, pedagogically

(adverb) in a didactic manner; “this is a didactically sound method”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adverb

didactically (comparative more didactically, superlative most didactically)

In a didactic manner.

Source: Wiktionary


Di*dac"tic*al*ly, adv.

Definition: In a didactic manner.

DIDACTIC

Di*dac"tic, Di*dac"tic*al, a. Etym: [Gr. docere to teach: cf. F. didactique. See Docile.]

Definition: Fitted or intended to teach; conveying instruction; preceptive; instructive; teaching some moral lesson; as, didactic essays. "Didactical writings." Jer. Taylor. The finest didactic poem in any language. Macaulay.

Di*dac"tic, n.

Definition: A treatise on teaching or education. [Obs.] Milton.

DIDACTICAL

Di*dac"tic, Di*dac"tic*al, a. Etym: [Gr. docere to teach: cf. F. didactique. See Docile.]

Definition: Fitted or intended to teach; conveying instruction; preceptive; instructive; teaching some moral lesson; as, didactic essays. "Didactical writings." Jer. Taylor. The finest didactic poem in any language. Macaulay.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.

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