adjective
informative
in-FOR-muh-tiv/ɪnˈfɔːrmətɪv/
Providing useful or interesting information.
The museum offers an informative tour of its newest exhibit.
Etymology
The shaping base had a figurative sense of training or instructing. With its adjective ending, informative describes something that serves this instructive function by providing useful knowledge or facts.
In context
if you would like to learn more about growing catalpa trees for Catalpa worm production there is an informative book that I will link in the description
More examples
- Her article is informative without being difficult to understand.
- I find the customer reviews more informative than the advertisements.
- The most informative part of the meeting is the question period.
Forms
informative · more informative · most informative
inform verb — To give someone facts or knowledge.
Similar words
- instructive
- Emphasizes teaching a lesson or showing how something works.
- educational
- Emphasizes learning or developing knowledge, often through planned activities.
- enlightening
- Emphasizes bringing new understanding to something previously unclear.