instructive

Definition

Conveying knowledge, information or instruction.

Etymology

From instruct + -ive.

Example Sentences

• "Well, that was an instructive lesson."
• "Some commentators have suggested that the activity represented by WallStreetBets and Trumpism are part of the same populist, anti-elite phenomenon, but if Trumpism in general is instructive at all here, it’s as a reminder that self-described anti-elite movements can, in fact, turn out to be much more complicated than that."