Definitions for arrestive

arrestive ar·res·tive

Spelling: [uh-res-tiv]
IPA: /əˈrɛs tɪv/

Arrestive is a 9 letter English word.

You can make 424 anagrams from letters in arrestive (aeeirrstv).

Definitions for arrestive

adjective

  1. tending to arrest or take hold of the attention, interest, etc.

Origin of arrestive

First recorded in 1825-35; arrest + -ive

Examples for arrestive

Similarly he could disguise his voice, the natural tones of which were low, monotonous, and of no arrestive quality.

His attitude was arrestive as an obelisk and uncircuitable as a labyrinth.

But his eyes—those peering light-blue eyes—they were the most arrestive of any of his peculiarities.

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