supportive

[ suh-pawr-tiv, -pohr- ]
/ səˈpɔr tɪv, -ˈpoʊr- /

adjective

giving support.
providing sympathy or encouragement: His family was supportive of his attempts to be a writer.
providing additional help, information, etc.; auxiliary: manufacturers of supportive materials.
Medicine/Medical. helping to maintain a normal physiological balance, as by the intravenous administration of required nutriment.

Origin of supportive

First recorded in 1585–95; support + -ive

OTHER WORDS FROM supportive

sup·port·ive·ness, noun non·sup·port·ive, adjective un·sup·port·ive, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for supportive

supportive
/ (səˈpɔːtɪv) /

adjective

providing support, esp moral or emotional support

Derived forms of supportive

supportively, adverb supportiveness, noun