informative

[in-fawr-muh-tiv]

adjective

giving information; instructive: an informative book.

Also in·form·a·to·ry

[in-fawr-muh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee] /ɪnˈfɔr məˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i/.

Origin of informative

1375–1425; late Middle English: formative < Medieval Latin infōrmātīvus, equivalent to Latin infōrmāt(us) (past participle of infōrmāre to inform¹) + -īvus -ive

Related formsin·form·a·tive·ly, adverbin·form·a·tive·ness, nounnon·in·for·ma·tive, adjectivenon·in·for·ma·tive·ly, adverbnon·in·for·ma·tive·ness, nounun·in·form·a·tive, adjectiveun·in·form·a·tive·ly, adverb

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Historical Examples of informatively

With easy grace he dismissed himself and talked knowledgeably and informatively of the antiquities and the beauties of Auvergne.
The Mountebank
William J. Locke
He writes interestingly, informatively and authoritatively on the big financial subjects of the moment.
What's in the New York Evening Journal
New York Evening Journal
"The perfect pupæ of this insect are extremely rare," added Ferrara informatively.
Brood of the Witch-Queen
Sax Rohmer

British Dictionary definitions for informatively

informative

informatory

adjective

providing information; instructive

Derived Formsinformatively, adverbinformativeness, noun

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Word Origin and History for informatively

informative

adj.

"instructive," late 14c., "formative, shaping, plastic," from Medieval Latin informativus, from Latin informatus, past participle of informare (see inform). Related: Informatively.