[1635–45; illuminate + -ive]This word is first recorded in the period 1635–45. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: adjustment, focus, intaglio, linear, sympathetic-ive is a suffix of adjectives (and nouns of adjectival origin) expressing tendency, disposition,function, connection, etc. Other words that use the affix -ive include: active, destructive, detective, passive, sportive
Examples of 'illuminative' in a sentence
illuminative
Findings have illuminative implications for language learners and teachers as well as materials developers.
Shima Ghobadi, Saeed Taki 2018, 'Effects of Telegram Stickers on English Vocabulary Learning: Focus on Iranian EFLLearners', Research in English Language Pedagogyhttp://relp.khuisf.ac.ir/article_538824_bb819f16afbfb115058b40b5f70ea9f7.pdf. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
It was an illuminative observation.
Henry Edward Krehbiel Chapters of Opera (1908). Retrieved in 2019 from Project Gutenberg (https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/)