adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective

1. 1
   Providing or designed to provide assistance, especially to persons with a disability not-comparable

   "“The use of an assistive device should not only be considered in solely biomechanical terms,” the I.P.C. said in a statement."

Adjective

1. 1
   giving assistance wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

helpful

Example

More examples

"Do you regularly use any assistive devices for walking?"

Etymology

From assist + -ive.

Related phrases

assistive technology

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