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Vinony

supportive

adjective

  1. providing support
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Pronunciation: /səˈpɔɹtɪv/ / /səˈpɔːtɪv/ / /səˈpo(ː)ɹtɪv/

adj

Etymology: Etymology tree English support Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Latin -īvus Old French -ifbor. Middle English -yf English -ive English supportive From support + -ive.

  1. Providing support.

    “I had a very supportive coach who helped me.”

    “But the most seismic change is the shift to being supportive of open access. In practice, most of the industry has collectively opposed this for the past 25 years. The Department for Transport has been particularly hostile, seeing it as little more than cherry-picking.”