formative

Meanings

1. 1
   noun (grammar) A language unit that has morphological function.
2. 2
   adjective Of or pertaining to the formation and subsequent growth of something.
3. 3
   adjective Capable of forming something.
4. 4
   adjective Capable of producing new tissue.
5. 5
   adjective (grammar) Pertaining to the inflection of words.
6. 6
   adjective Denoting forms of assessment used to guide learning rather than to quantify educational outcomes.