adj.
1.relating to or characterized by formative effects or formation
2.susceptible to alteration by development and experience
3.beginning to develop
4.capable of forming new cells and tissues
5.forming or capable of forming or molding formative n.
1.minimal language unit that has a syntactic (or morphological) function
Idiom of the Day
one step ahead of (someone or something)
better prepared or more successful than someone or something else, expecting and prepared for what will happen
The city was one step ahead of the builders in trying to understand the problem.