Orientative

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Serving to orient or orientate.

    "An activities coordinator named Suzy Ghosh came by with orientative tidings and registration forms for the afternoon’s outings in Newport, Rhode Island."

  2. 2
    Transmitting the sense of orientation towards an entity.

    "The orientative case indicates that an entity or event is oriented towards or around the referent."

Example

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"An activities coordinator named Suzy Ghosh came by with orientative tidings and registration forms for the afternoon’s outings in Newport, Rhode Island."

Etymology

From orientate + -ive or orient + -ative.

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