informatively
- adverb
- /ɪnˈfɔrmətɪvli/
- "Now," said Leo, turning informatively to Mr. Snowdon, "that's the truest thing there is."
Examples
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Most informatively where it's been increasing is among adolescents.
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Without the ability to engage in critical thinking, students are hindered in their ability to write as critically, as informatively, as we expect.
Academic text (1995) -
"Yet how informatively can individuals discuss racism if they cannot be certain of their own actions?
Academic text (1991) -
Informatively, she added that often when she calls, the women have to call her back because they are on the phone.
Academic text (1999) -
He spoke emphatically, jestingly, seriously, informatively, for all she knew, well-meaningly.
Fiction book (1995) -
De Ruiter's (2000) model is also consistent with the findings that speakers with aphasia who did well on a test of apraxia seemed to gesture as informatively and by means of the same representation techniques as control speakers.
Academic text (2013) -
If it is apraxia rather than aphasia that affects gestures' informativeness, then speakers with aphasia who do not have apraxia are expected to gesture especially informatively.
Academic text (2013) -
The teacher presented the material informatively, making complex concepts easy to understand.
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He spoke informatively during the seminar, providing insights that helped the audience grasp the topic better.
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The documentary was made informatively, highlighting the key issues and presenting interesting facts about climate change.
Synonyms
In a way that gives help or useful information
A way that shows an important fact without saying it
In a way that shows strong understanding of a subject
In a way that helps someone learn how to do something
In a way that helps people understand
In a way that makes something easier to understand
Antonyms
How Informative
Surface Forms
Morphology
informatively = informative (transparent) = inform + ative + ly
The adverb is a regular -ly derivation from the adjective 'informative'.
Etymology
The word informatively comes from inform, which comes from an old word meaning 'to shape' that came to mean 'to give knowledge', and you can see the same root in information and the familiar word form. So, to speak informatively is to give clear, useful facts that 'shape' someone's understanding.