Informatively

Part of speech: adverb

Definitions

1. In a way that offers significant details to enhance comprehension
2. Through a method that shares knowledge effectively to improve understanding
3. In a way that conveys helpful facts to increase knowledge

Etymology: "Informatively" is a plain formation: the adjective "informative" with the adverbial ending "-ly" added. The adjective itself comes from "inform," which reached English from Old French "enformer" and ultimately from Latin "informare," meaning to shape or give form to something. The ending "-ative" arrived through Latin "-ativus" and Old French "-atif," joining the "-ive" of the same family, so "informative" describes something that gives shape or knowledge to the mind. The adverb grew from that adjective with the suffix "-ly," which descends from Old English "-līċe," the same ending that gave "likely" and "quickly" their adverbial sense. Its root meaning, roughly "having the appearance or form of," shows up in the phrase "in the manner of," so "informatively" means, in effect, "in a way that gives form to knowledge."

Synonyms: educationally, instructively, enlighteningly, explanatorily, insightfully