absorbativeadj.
/əbˈzɔːbətɪv/, /əbˈsɔːbətɪv/, U.S. /əbˈzɔrbəˌdɪv/, /æbˈzɔrbəˌdɪv/ That has a tendency or ability to absorb; absorbent.
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the world > relative properties > wholeness > mutual relation of parts to whole > incorporation or inclusion > assimilation or absorption > [adjective]
assimilative1528
assimilating1651
receptual1652
absorptive1664
absorbative1846
assimilatory1856
absorbing1902
osmotic1907
the mind > attention and judgement > attention > attracting attention > [adjective]
catching?a1430
vive1528
fascinating1618
affecting1665
amusing1695
uptaking1737
striking1752
interesting1768
arresting1792
frappant1797
riveting1800
engrossing1820
enchaining1823
arrestive1834
alive1844
vivid1853
seizing1865
absorptive1881
absorbative1893
gripping1896
intriguing1909
attention-getting1917
grippy1921
head-turning1938
gimmicky1957
compulsive1961
spellbinding1978
stunty1981
1846 Amer. Q. Jrnl. Agric. & Sci. July 112 The animal matter will..undergo decomposition, during which ammonia will be exhaled, which may be secured by the absorbative powers of peat and sulphate of lime.
1893 Longman's Mag. Mar. 481 He had enjoyed the life with the peculiar appropriative, assimilative, absorbative gust of the typical schoolboy.
1920 J. Galsworthy In Chancery i. vii. 66 The two young ones having been supplied with food, the process went on silent and absorbative.
1974 Times 26 Sept. 21/4 In the United States Government securities market..the absorbative capacity is enormous.
2004 C. A. Bayly Birth Mod. World iii. 91 Muslim empires and the Chinese Empire..were loosely knit and absorbative on their borders, precisely in order to incorporate and accommodate local leaders.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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adj.1846