intended to teach, particularly in having moral instruction as an ulterior motive.
"a didactic novel that set out to expose social injustice"
synonyms:
instructive, instructional, educational, educative, informative, informational, edifying, improving, preceptive, pedagogic, moralistic
"the reforming, didactic function of art"
in the manner of a teacher, particularly so as to treat someone in a patronizing way.
"slow-paced, didactic lecturing"