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   supportive

   /səˈpɔːtɪv/

   adjective

   • 1. providing encouragement or emotional help: "the staff are extremely supportive of each other" Similar encouragingcaringsympatheticreassuringunderstandingconcernedhelpfulnurturingsensitiveprotectivebenevolentkindkindlymaternalpaternalin favourapprovingproon the side offavourable tosympathetic toin sympathy withencouraging ofwell disposed tofavourably disposed toreceptive toresponsive toOpposite discouragingopposed to

   Derivatives

   • 1. supportively adverb
   • 2. supportiveness noun

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