instructional

English

Etymology

instruction +‎ -al

Adjective

instructional (comparative more instructional, superlative most instructional)

1. Intended for purposes of instruction, for teaching.

   The manual might have been instructional had anybody actually taken the time to read it.

Noun

instructional (plural instructionals)

1. A book, film, etc. intended to instruct.
   • 2008 May 18, Ginia Bellafante, “Mommy’s Dearest”, in New York Times‎^[1]:

     On legitimate days off, during the summer, Klam received poolside instructionals in monied femininity from Marcia and her three sisters — “the Jewish Gang of Four.”

Anagrams

• nonaltruistic