transformative

American  

[trans-fawr-muh-tiv] / trænsˈfɔr mə tɪv /

adjective

1. causing a radical and typically positive change in outlook, character, form, or condition: Voting is a culturally and socially transformative action.

   It's difficult to put into words how transformative and enriching it is to study abroad.

   Voting is a culturally and socially transformative action.

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Other Word Forms

• untransformative adjective

Etymology

Origin of transformative

First recorded in 1660–70; from Medieval Latin transformātīvus, equivalent to Latin transformāt-, stem of transformāre, + -īvus -ive ( def. ); transform ( def. )

Example Sentences

He touted using solar power from space as a transformative option to ramp up computing resources needed for AI.

From The Wall Street Journal

Regan has said the bill would deliver "transformative progress in tackling male violence against women and girls".

From BBC

Observations of this system provide rare insight into the chaotic and transformative early lives of planets and may help explain why our own solar system lacks the super-Earths and sub-Neptunes that dominate elsewhere.

From Science Daily

Burry wrote earlier this week that the videogame retailer should run the Berkshire Hathaway playbook and use its giant cash holdings to make transformative acquisitions.

From The Wall Street Journal

Councillor Jim Logue, leader of North Lanarkshire Council, said the growth zone could be "truly transformative".

From BBC

Related Words

• life-changing
• transformational