supportive

adjective

/səˈpɔː.tɪv/

/-ˈpɔːr.t̬ɪv/

Definition

C1 showing agreement and giving encouragement: Doubts about the government's policies are being expressed even by people who have been supportive of the government in the past.Backing, supporting and defendingDefending and protecting › approving giving help and encouragement: Children with supportive parents often do better at school than those without.Kind and thoughtfulHelping and co-operating supportively

/-li/ adverb Kind and thoughtfulHelping and co-operating supportiveness

/-nəs/ noun [U] Kind and thoughtfulHelping and co-operating

(Definition of supportive adjective from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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