{ Di‐dac″tic (?), Di‐dac″tic‐al (?), } a. [Gr. �, fr. � to teach; akin to L. docere to teach: cf. F. didactique. See Docile.] 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.