attracticaladj.

Brit.

/əˈtraktᵻkl/, U.S.

/əˈtræktəkəl/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: attract v., -ical suffix.

Etymology: Irregularly < attract v. + -ical suffix, after e.g. tactical adj., practical adj.

rare.

Relating to or of the nature of attraction; (also) attractive.

ΘΚΠ

the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > movement towards a thing, person, or position > [adjective] > drawing towards or attracting

attractivec1540

attractical1701

soliciting1704

attracting?1790

1701 J. Ray Wisdom of God (ed. 3) i. 103 Some Stones are endued with an Electrical or attractical [earlier eds. attractive] Vertue.

1898 Hampshire Tel. & Sussex Chron. 30 Apr. 11/1 ‘You can have me,’ she said to him with pout that was attractical.

1968 Newark (Ohio) Advocate & Amer. Tribune 6 Nov. 8/1 I filled a water glass with salt and stuck a candle down in the middle of it. It not only proved attractical but practical.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2016; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	attractical
释义	attracticaladj. Brit. /əˈtraktᵻkl/, U.S. /əˈtræktəkəl/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: attract v., -ical suffix. Etymology: Irregularly < attract v. + -ical suffix, after e.g. tactical adj., practical adj. rare. Relating to or of the nature of attraction; (also) attractive. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > movement towards a thing, person, or position > [adjective] > drawing towards or attracting attractivec1540 attractical1701 soliciting1704 attracting?1790 1701 J. Ray Wisdom of God (ed. 3) i. 103 Some Stones are endued with an Electrical or attractical [earlier eds. attractive] Vertue. 1898 Hampshire Tel. & Sussex Chron. 30 Apr. 11/1 ‘You can have me,’ she said to him with pout that was attractical. 1968 Newark (Ohio) Advocate & Amer. Tribune 6 Nov. 8/1 I filled a water glass with salt and stuck a candle down in the middle of it. It not only proved attractical but practical. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2016; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1701
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