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

• assistiveness
• assistive technology
• nonassistive

Italian

Adjective

assistive f

1. feminine plural of assistivo

Anagrams

• assistevi, estivassi, visitasse