didactic
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Even as he veers into heady territory that could seem didactic, Riley maintains a low-key charm like a professor in his off-hours unspooling a few big ideas.
From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026
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
“Once you get didactic, that’s it. You’ve lost them.”
From Salon • Oct. 6, 2024
"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
On the way to the base Colonel Meecham announced to his sons in a calm, didactic voice that they were both in critical need of a haircut.
From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy
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