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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to express one's opinions in a way considered annoyingly pompous and dogmatic.

to reject as having no authority or binding force; to disown.

prohibiting violation; secure from destruction or violation.

a reply, especially a sharp or witty one.

a traitor who collaborates with an enemy occupying force.

self-pityingly or tearfully sentimental.