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Attractive \At*tract"ive\, a. [Cf. F. attractif.]
1. Having the power or quality of attracting or drawing; as,
the attractive force of bodies. --Sir I. Newton.
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2. Attracting or drawing by moral influence or pleasurable
emotion; alluring; inviting; pleasing. "Attractive
graces." --Milton. "Attractive eyes." --Thackeray.
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Flowers of a livid yellow, or fleshy color, are most
attractive to flies. --Lubbock.
[1913 Webster] -- {At*tract"ive*ly}, adv. --
{At*tract"ive*ness}, n.
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