supportive

American  

[suh-pawr-tiv, -pohr-] / səˈpɔr tɪv, -ˈpoʊr- /

adjective

1. giving support.

2. providing sympathy or encouragement.

   His family was supportive of his attempts to be a writer.

3. providing additional help, information, etc.; auxiliary.

   manufacturers of supportive materials.

4. Medicine/Medical. helping to maintain a normal physiological balance, as by the intravenous administration of required nutriment.

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Other Word Forms

• nonsupportive adjective
• supportiveness noun
• unsupportive adjective

Etymology

Origin of supportive

First recorded in 1585–95; support + -ive

Example Sentences

With the three positive decisions coming in the space of about 24 hours, Samuel sees the approvals as evidence that the government is increasingly supportive of developments.

From The Wall Street Journal

Recovering small amounts of minerals from complex ore mixtures requires advanced technology, additional processing steps, and supportive policies.

From Science Daily

Officials in Conakry praise the French Development Agency as one of their most supportive partners.

From BBC

"It's terrible, it's a terrible atrocity," he said, adding that the wider community here were "very supportive".

From BBC

As has been the case for much of this year, standard breadth is not all that supportive of the large rally that has taken place in SPX.

From MarketWatch