supportive
Americanadjective
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giving support.
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providing sympathy or encouragement.
His family was supportive of his attempts to be a writer.
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providing additional help, information, etc.; auxiliary.
manufacturers of supportive materials.
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Medicine/Medical. helping to maintain a normal physiological balance, as by the intravenous administration of required nutriment.
Other Word Forms
- nonsupportive adjective
- supportiveness noun
- unsupportive adjective
Etymology
Origin of supportive
Example Sentences
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"You've got three supportive, mutually agreeing lines of evidence, pointing to these sponges being among the earliest animals on Earth."
From Science Daily
Macro conditions across key markets should remain supportive, with Malaysia’s economy likely expanding around 5%, healthy loan demand in Singapore and credit growth of 9%-11% in Indonesia, she adds.
Cleveland’s largest newspaper, the Plain Dealer, usually supportive of spirit investigation, this time suggested that Benjamin’s spirit, “shut up until you have something to offer worth listening to.”
From Literature
“It’s very weird to do this, but this was our decision,” said Cusack, adding that Adult Swim was very supportive and left the door open for them to return.
From Los Angeles Times
The super supportive AI trainer says he has a workout plan for the man before abruptly pivoting to a pitch for height-increasing insoles.
From Los Angeles Times
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