Meanings
adverbdidactically (comparative more didactically, superlative most didactically)
comparative more didactically · superlative most didactically
- In a didactic manner.
Mary had to explain. "The natural instincts of sex . . ." she began didactically. But Anne cut her short.
1921, Aldous Huxley, Crome Yellow, London: Chatto & Windus
Synonyms & antonyms
adverbin a didactic manner
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Origin
- Englishdidactic
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
- Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
- Proto-Germanic*līką
- Englishdidactically
Translations
Catalan didàcticament
- didàcticamentin didactic manner
Finnish opettavaisesti
- opettavaisestiin didactic manner
French didactiquement
- didactiquementin didactic manner
Polish dydaktycznie
- dydaktyczniein didactic manner
Spanish didácticamente
- didácticamentein didactic manner
Cite this entry
APA
didactically. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/didactically
MLA
“didactically.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/didactically. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “didactically,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/didactically.
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