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supportive
adjective
willing
to
give
help
,
sympathy
,
or
encouragement
to
someone
•
When
Maya
failed
her
exam
,
her
friends
were
very
supportive
and
helped
her
study
.
When
Maya
failed
her
exam
,
her
friends
were
very
supportive
and
helped
her
study
.
•
A
supportive
teacher
can
make
students
feel
confident
.
A
supportive
teacher
can
make
students
feel
confident
.
From
the
verb
“
support
”
+
suffix
“
-ive
,”
first
recorded
in
the
early
19th
century
,
meaning
“
providing
support
.”
adjective
designed
to
hold
something
firmly
or
make
the
body
more
comfortable
or
stable
•
She
bought
a
pair
of
supportive
running
shoes
to
avoid
knee
pain
.
She
bought
a
pair
of
supportive
running
shoes
to
avoid
knee
pain
.
•
After
the
accident
,
the
doctor
gave
him
a
supportive
neck
brace
.
After
the
accident
,
the
doctor
gave
him
a
supportive
neck
brace
.
Adapted
from
general
sense
of
“
support
”
to
describe
physical
reinforcement
in
medical
and
design
contexts
during
the
mid-20th
century
.
