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Indicative vs Instructive - What's the difference?

indicative | instructive |

As adjectives the difference between indicative and instructive

is that indicative is serving as a sign, indication or suggestion of something while instructive is conveying knowledge, information or instruction.

As nouns the difference between indicative and instructive

is that indicative is the indicative mood while instructive is a case in the Finnish language. It expresses the means or the instrument used to perform an action.

indicative

English

Alternative forms

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Adjective

(en adjective)
  • serving as a sign, indication or suggestion of something
    • He had pains indicative of a heart attack.
  • (grammar) of, or relating to the indicative mood

    • Noun

  • (grammar) the indicative mood

    • External links

    * (wikipedia) ----

    instructive

    English

    (wikipedia)

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • conveying knowledge, information or instruction.
    • Well, that was an instructive lesson.

    Synonyms

    * informative

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (linguistics) A case in the Finnish language. It expresses the means or the instrument used to perform an action.