1. Adjective
Giving form; having the power of giving form; plastic; as, the formative arts.
2. Adjective
Serving to form; derivative; not radical; as, a termination merely formative.
3. Adjective
Capable of growth and development; germinal; as, living or formative matter.
4. Noun
That which serves merely to give form, and is no part of the radical, as the prefix or the termination of a word.
5. Noun
A word formed in accordance with some rule or usage, as from a root.
6. Adjective
capable of forming new cells and tissues; "a formative zone in developing bone"
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