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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Attentive \At*ten"tive\ ([a^]t*t[e^]n"t[i^]v), a. [Cf. F.
attentif.]
1. Heedful; intent; observant; regarding with care or
attention.
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Note: Attentive is applied to the senses of hearing and
seeing, as, an attentive ear or eye; to the application
of the mind, as in contemplation; or to the application
of the mind, in every possible sense, as when a person
is attentive to the words, and to the manner and
matter, of a speaker at the same time.
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2. Heedful of the comfort of others; courteous.
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Syn: Heedful; intent; observant; mindful; regardful;
circumspect; watchful.
[1913 Webster] -- {At*ten"tive*ly}, adv. --
{At*ten"tive*ness}, n.
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