Didactic

di-DAK-tik (/daɪˈdæktɪk/)

intended to instruct or teach, sometimes excessively.

“One of Emma’s latest didactic ventures involved teaching rats to play hide-and-seek — much to the bemusement of the entire household.”

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shrewd or spirited initiative and resourcefulness.

capable of producing offspring or vegetation; fruitful.

relating to or characterized by a devotion to pleasure and luxury.

to hold and state as one's opinion.

achieved at excessive cost; of or relating to a victory that comes at such a significant cost that it is almost tantamount to defeat.