didascalic

adjective

di·​das·​cal·​ic

¦dīˌda¦skalik,

-īdə¦-,

¦didə¦-

1

archaic : intended to teach (something, such as a moral lesson) : moralistic, didactic

2

: of, relating to, or contained in a didascaly

Word History

Etymology

Late Latin didascalicus, from Greek didaskalikos, from didaskalos teacher (from didaskein to teach) + -ikos -ic

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