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Definition: ARRESTIVE

Part of Speech Definition
Adjective 1. Tending to arrest.[Websters]
2. Being striking. [Eve - graph theoretic]
3. Being outstanding or remarkable. [Eve - graph theoretic]
4. Being conspicuous, noticeable or salient. [Eve - graph theoretic]
5. Rarely used base adjective of the adverb arrestively.[Eve - graph theoretic]
Adverb Form
(arrestively)
1. Virtually never used adverbial inflection of the rarely used adjective arrestive.[Eve - graph theoretic]

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license.

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Date "Arrestive" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1911. (references)

Definition: ARRESTIVE

Part of SpeechDefinition
Adjective1. Tending to arrest.[Websters]
2. Being striking. [Eve - graph theoretic]
3. Being outstanding or remarkable. [Eve - graph theoretic]
4. Being conspicuous, noticeable or salient. [Eve - graph theoretic]
5. Rarely used base adjective of the adverb arrestively.[Eve - graph theoretic]
Adverb Form
(arrestively)
1. Virtually never used adverbial inflection of the rarely used adjective arrestive.[Eve - graph theoretic]

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license.

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Date "ARRESTIVE" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1911. (references)