Of or pertaining to the formation and subsequent growth of something. / Capable of forming something. / (biology) Capable of producing new tissue. / (grammar) Pertaining to the inflection of words.

(grammar) A language unit that has morphological function.

plural of formative

In a formative manner.

The act by which something is formed; formation.

present participle of form

(transitive) To assume (a certain shape or visible structure). / (transitive) To give (a shape or visible structure) to a thing or person. / (intransitive) To take shape.

The shape or visible structure of a thing or person. / A thing that gives shape to other things as in a mold. / Regularity, beauty, or elegance.

simple past tense and past participle of form

plural of form