Intellectual
Intellectual adjective - Of or relating to schooling or learning especially at an advanced level.
Usage example: research that shows that people from very intellectual backgrounds are happiest with spouses having comparable educations
Instructive and intellectual are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Instructive" instead an adjective "Intellectual".
Instructive
Instructive adjective - Providing useful information or knowledge.
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Intellectual and instructive are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Intellectual" instead an adjective "Instructive".
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