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supportive

[ suh-pawr-tiv, -pohr- ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

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.

First recorded in 1585–95; support + -ive

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