"supportive" meaning in English

See supportive in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /səˈpɔrtɪv/ [US], /səˈpɔːtɪv/ [UK] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-supportive.wav [UK] Forms: supportive [positive], more supportive [comparative], most supportive [superlative]
Etymology: support + -ive. Etymology templates: {{ety-suffix|support|ive}} support + -ive Head templates: {{adj|more=true}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A supportive person is one who supports and encourages you.
    Sense id: simple-supportive-en-adj-Xih24oqw
  2. A supportive structure is one that holds up some other structure.
    Sense id: simple-supportive-en-adj-3RaV69Fe
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Terms suffixed with -ive
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