informative.

Helping someone learn useful facts or understand a subject.

Use it for

Words that belong together

• informative report
• informative comparison

On the page

The comparison was informative despite the small sample.

Usage notes

Primary category: academic / formal. Forms: Comparative more informative; superlative most informative when comparison is meaningful. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Writing functions: analysis, evaluation, qualification. Commonness: moderately common.