informative
Americanadjective
adjective
Other Word Forms
- informatively adverb
- informativeness noun
- noninformative adjective
- noninformatively adverb
- noninformativeness noun
- uninformative adjective
- uninformatively adverb
Etymology
Origin of informative
First recorded in 1375–1425; late Middle English: “formative,” from Medieval Latin infōrmātīvus, from Latin infōrmāt(us) “given form to” (past participle of infōrmāre “to give form to, instruct, shape”; inform 1 ) + -īvus -ive
Example Sentences
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Bill Shaikin’s story on the Dodgers’ TV deal is very informative.
From Los Angeles Times
She described him as "kind, accommodating, informative and entertaining".
From BBC
Isadora kept texting him videos of people’s takes on the military’s involvement in science, which ranged from totally bonkers conspiracy theories to surprisingly informative facts from laypeople, complete with reliable sources.
From Literature
With December and January data likely to test how much stickiness remains in the system, policymakers will likely treat Thursday’s report as informative, but won’t use it to fully guide a policy decision.
From Barron's
Nonviolence is powerful not because it is passive, but because it is informative.
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