Informative

Informative
Informative In*form"a*tive, a. Having power to inform, animate, or vivify. --Dr. H. More. [1913 Webster]

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  • informative — instructive, late 14c., formative, shaping, plastic, from M.L. informativus, from L. informatus, pp. of informare (see INFORM (Cf. inform)). Related: Informatively …   Etymology dictionary

  • informative — [adj] educational advisory, chatty, communicative, descriptive, edifying, educative, elucidative, enlightening, explanatory, forthcoming, gossipy, illuminating, informational, instructional, instructive, newsy, revealing, revelatory, significant; …   New thesaurus

  • informative — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ providing useful information. DERIVATIVES informatively adverb informativeness noun …   English terms dictionary

  • informative — [in fôr′mə tiv] adj. [ML informativus < L informatus, pp. of informare: see INFORM1] giving information; educational; instructive: also informatory informatively adv …   English World dictionary

  • informative — adj. informative to + inf. (it was informative to read the latest statistics) * * * [ɪn fɔːmətɪv] informative to + inf. (it was informative to read the latest statistics) …   Combinatory dictionary

  • informative — adj. VERBS ▪ be, prove ▪ find sth ADVERB ▪ extremely, fairly, very, etc …   Collocations dictionary

  • informative — [[t]ɪnfɔ͟ː(r)mətɪv[/t]] ADJ GRADED Something that is informative gives you useful information. The adverts are not very informative... Holidays That Don t Cost the Earth is a lively, informative read …   English dictionary

  • informative — ● informatif, informative adjectif Qui informe, vise à informer : Publicité informative …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • informative — informatively, adv. informativeness, n. /in fawr meuh tiv/, adj. giving information; instructive: an informative book. Also, informatory /in fawr meuh tawr ee, tohr ee/. [1375 1425; late ME: formative < ML informativus, equiv. to L informat(us)… …   Universalium

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