/ Dictionary / Index I instructive: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: in•struc•tive Pronunciation: (in-struk'tiv), [key] — adj. serving to instruct or inform; conveying instruction, knowledge, or information; enlightening. noting a case, as in Finnish, whose distinctive function is to indicate means by which. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: instructive (Thesaurus) instruction instructor Related Content Daily Word Quiz: sequester Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language