did imp. of Do.()a.[Gr. , fr. to teach; akin to L. docere to teach: cf. F. didactique. See Docile.]1. Fitted or intended to teach; conveying instruction; preceptive; instructive; teaching some moral lesson; as, didactic essays.(Jer. Taylor.)The finest didactic poem in any language. (Macaulay.)2. excessively prone to instruct, even those who do not wish to be instructed; -- of people.()