[suh-pawr-tiv, -pohr-] 
| 1. | giving support. |
| 2. | providing sympathy or encouragement: His family was supportive of his attempts to be a writer. |
| 3. | providing additional help, information, etc.; auxiliary: manufacturers of supportive materials. |
| 4. | Medicine/Medical. helping to maintain a normal physiological balance, as by the intravenous administration of required nutriment. |
| sup·por·tive (sə-pôr'tĭv, -pōr'-) adj. Furnishing support or assistance. sup·por'tive·ly adv., sup·por'tive·ness n. |
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