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informative

[ in-fawr-muh-tiv ]
/ ɪnˈfɔr mə tɪv /
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adjective

giving information; instructive: an informative book.

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Nearby words

  1. information system,
  2. information technology,
  3. information theory,
  4. information warfare,
  5. informational,
  6. informatory,
  7. informatory double,
  8. informed,
  9. informed consent,
  10. informer
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
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Examples from the Web for 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

/ (ɪnˈfɔːmətɪv) /

adjective

providing information; instructive
Derived Formsinformatively, adverbinformativeness, noun
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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.

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper