informative

[ in-fawr-muh-tiv ]
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adjective
  1. giving information; instructive: an informative book.

Origin of informative

1
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”; see inform1) + -īvus -ive
  • Also in·form·a·to·ry [in-fawr-muh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee]. /ɪnˈfɔr məˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i/.

Other words from informative

  • in·form·a·tive·ly, adverb
  • in·form·a·tive·ness, noun
  • non·in·for·ma·tive, adjective
  • non·in·for·ma·tive·ly, adverb
  • non·in·for·ma·tive·ness, noun
  • un·in·form·a·tive, adjective
  • un·in·form·a·tive·ly, adverb

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British Dictionary definitions for informative

informative

informatory

/ (ɪnˈfɔːmətɪv) /


adjective
  1. providing information; instructive

Derived forms of informative

  • informatively, adverb
  • informativeness, noun

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