didactic

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Other somewhat more didactic or exposition-heavy passages include a professor giving a brief lecture about the persistent and pernicious British class system.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 2, 2025

It’s a shrewd aside from the larger story, but one that succinctly highlights how women must constantly be aware of their surroundings without being didactic and obvious.

From Salon • Mar. 18, 2025

"I guess what the show is saying, and we're never didactic about this stuff, is that Pierpoint and the wider capitalist enterprise turbocharge some of their worst instincts," says Kay.

From BBC • Oct. 5, 2024

While we can and should learn from one another, our every interaction need not be so intensely didactic.

From New York Times • Mar. 30, 2024

For the first time in his life, he managed to link those didactic anecdotes with a reality he could see.

From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende