assistive

English

Etymology

From assist +‎ -ive.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /əˈsɪstɪv/
  • Audio (Southern England):(file)

Adjective

assistive (not comparable)

  1. Providing or designed to provide assistance, especially to persons with a disability
    • 2008 January 18, Joshua Robinson, “Effect of Prosthetics Ruling Is Unclear”, in New York Times‎[1]:
      “The use of an assistive device should not only be considered in solely biomechanical terms,” the I.P.C. said in a statement.

Derived terms

Italian

Adjective

assistive f

  1. feminine plural of assistivo

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