informative

  • 1Informative — In*form a*tive, a. Having power to inform, animate, or vivify. Dr. H. More. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 2informative — I adjective advisory, communicative, communicatory, didactic, disclosing, edifying, educational, educative, enlightening, enriching, explanatory, explicative, explicatory, explicit, expositive, expository, expressive, homiletic, homiletical,… …

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  • 3informative — instructive, late 14c., formative, shaping, plastic, from M.L. informativus, from L. informatus, pp. of informare (see INFORM (Cf. inform)). Related: Informatively …

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  • 4informative — [adj] educational advisory, chatty, communicative, descriptive, edifying, educative, elucidative, enlightening, explanatory, forthcoming, gossipy, illuminating, informational, instructional, instructive, newsy, revealing, revelatory, significant; …

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  • 5informative — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ providing useful information. DERIVATIVES informatively adverb informativeness noun …

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  • 6informative — [in fôr′mə tiv] adj. [ML informativus < L informatus, pp. of informare: see INFORM1] giving information; educational; instructive: also informatory informatively adv …

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  • 7informative — 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) …

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  • 8informative — adj. VERBS ▪ be, prove ▪ find sth ADVERB ▪ extremely, fairly, very, etc …

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  • 9informative — [[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 …

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  • 10informative — ● informatif, informative adjectif Qui informe, vise à informer : Publicité informative …

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