adj. & n.
adj. 1 serving to form or fashion; of formation. 2 Gram. (of a flexional or derivative suffix or prefix) used in forming words.
n. Gram. a formative element. formatively adv.
[ ME f. OF formatif -ive or med.L formativus (as FORM) ]
adj. & n.
adj. 1 serving to form or fashion; of formation. 2 Gram. (of a flexional or derivative suffix or prefix) used in forming words.
n. Gram. a formative element. formatively adv.
[ ME f. OF formatif -ive or med.L formativus (as FORM) ]
Concise Oxford English dictionary. Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2012