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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poetic works or poetic language.

a severe flood; an overwhelming amount of something.

a person's orders or command.

an attack on the reputation or integrity of someone or something.

intended or likely to placate or pacify.

uncontrollably exuberant; boisterous.