NYT Dictionary
DIDACTICALLY
AdverbDI-dac-ti-cal-lydi-dac-ti-cal-ly · 5 syllablesAdvanced/Professional
Accepted in official NYT Spelling Bee puzzle years: 2025
Meaning
In a didactic manner.
Etymology
Origin: Old English
Etymology tree English didactic Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly Middle English -ally English -ally English didactically From didactic + -ally.
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
pedagogically
NYT Puzzle Appearances
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