unsupportive

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *né

Proto-Indo-European *n̥-

Proto-Germanic *un-

Proto-West Germanic *un-

Old English un-

Middle English un-

English un-

English support

Proto-Indo-European *-wós

Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder.

Latin -īvus

Old French -ifbor.

Middle English -yf

English -ive

English supportive

English unsupportive

From un- + supportive.

Adjective

unsupportive (comparative more unsupportive, superlative most unsupportive)

1. Not supportive.
   • 2020 June 29, Misha Valencia, “The Challenges of the Pandemic for Queer Youth”, in The New York Times‎^[1]:

     When college campuses closed in March because of the pandemic, having to return home to an unsupportive space was not a safe option for some students.