The difference between Informative and Instructive
When used as adjectives, informative means providing information, whereas instructive means conveying knowledge, information or instruction.
Instructive is also noun with the meaning: a case in the finnish language. it expresses the means or the instrument used to perform an action.
check bellow for the other definitions of Informative and Instructive
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Informative as an adjective:
Providing information; especially, providing useful or interesting information.
Examples:
"I read a very informative newspaper article on that subject last week."
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Informative as an adjective (in standards and specifications):
Not specifying requirements, but merely providing information.
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Informative as an adjective (obsolete):
Formative; having power to form.
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Instructive as an adjective:
Conveying knowledge, information or instruction.
Examples:
"Well, that was an instructive lesson."
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Instructive as a noun (linguistics):
A case in the Finnish language. It expresses the means or the instrument used to perform an action.