in-formative

adjective

giving information; instructive: an informative book.

Also, in·form·a·to·ry

[in-fawr-muh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee] .

Origin:
1375–1425; late Middle English: formative < Medieval Latin infōrmātīvus, equivalent to Latin infōrmāt(us) (past participle of infōrmāre to inform¹) + -īvus -ive

Related forms

in·form·a·tive·ly, adverb

in·form·a·tive·ness, noun

non·in·for·ma·tive, adjective

non·in·for·ma·tive·ly, adverb

non·in·for·ma·tive·ness, noun

un·in·form·a·tive, adjective

un·in·form·a·tive·ly, adverb

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informative or informatory (ɪnˈfɔːmətɪv)

—*adj*
	providing information; instructive

informatory or informatory

—*adj*

in'formatively or informatory

—*adv*

in'formativeness or informatory

—n

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