instructional

adj, noun — 3 senses

instructional

adj

Etymology From instruction + -al.

1

Intended for purposes of instruction, for teaching.

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

2

Relating to the teaching profession.

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

Derived terms: instructional design, instructionally, noninstructional, preinstructional, pre-instructional, teleinstructional

instructional

noun

Etymology From instruction + -al.

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.”2008 May 18, Ginia Bellafante, “Mommy’s Dearest”, in New York Times:

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