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

He said the White House is in contact with his office and described officials in Washington as "very supportive".

From BBC

Speaking to journalists at an English gas station this month, Farage said he was initially supportive of the American and Israeli attacks on Iran.

From The Wall Street Journal

“Data showed that single family homeowners were pretty supportive, but fewer business owners with larger parcels and potentially higher dues did not see the benefit in the additional expense,” Kluh said in an email.

From Los Angeles Times

The product of two lovely, supportive and intellectual Jewish parents, Peaches is the youngest of three.

From Los Angeles Times

"We are fully supportive of a focus on early years because we know early intervention is key," she said.

From BBC