nondidactic
adjective
non·di·dac·tic
ˌnän-dī-ˈdak-tik 
-də-
: not intended to teach or to convey instruction or information : not didactic
nondidactic writing
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Also, she has been concerned about the environment for decades, but in a nondidactic way and with a great sense of humor.
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Amy Sutherland, BostonGlobe.com, 11 May 2023
Her goal is to articulate a nondidactic sort of care, one that defers to the humbling nature of human relation.
—New York Times, 2 Sep. 2021
Zhao’s film can boast critical raves, a political message that’s urgent yet nondidactic, a near-spotless run through the precursors, and, in Zhao herself, a history-making Best Director candidacy.
—Nate Jones, Vulture, 18 Mar. 2021
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Amy Sutherland, BostonGlobe.com, 11 May 2023
Her goal is to articulate a nondidactic sort of care, one that defers to the humbling nature of human relation.
—New York Times, 2 Sep. 2021
Zhao’s film can boast critical raves, a political message that’s urgent yet nondidactic, a near-spotless run through the precursors, and, in Zhao herself, a history-making Best Director candidacy.
—Nate Jones, Vulture, 18 Mar. 2021
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“Nondidactic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nondidactic. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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