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supportive

adjective
USsuh-POR-tiv/səˈpɔɹtɪv/UKsuh-PAW-tiv/səˈpɔːtɪv/

1 meaning of supportive

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  1. 1
    adjective
    Ready to give help, comfort, or encouragement to someone who needs it.

    Like a friend who stands right next to you when things go wrong.

    Her friends were really supportive after she lost her job.

    He grew up with a supportive family that always cheered him on.

    Similarencouraging, helpful, understanding, sympathetic, caring

    Oppositeunsupportive

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Origin

From the word "support" plus "-ive".