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单词 arrestive
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arrestive

[ uh-res-tiv ]
/ əˈrɛs tɪv /
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adjective

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

Origin of arrestive

First recorded in 1825–35; arrest + -ive

OTHER WORDS FROM arrestive

un·ar·res·tive, adjective

Words nearby arrestive

arrestant, arrestee, arrester, arresting, arresting gear, arrestive, arrestment, arrest of judgment, Arretine, Arretine ware, Arretium
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Example sentences from the Web for arrestive

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

    The Great Keinplatz Experiment and Other Tales of Twilight and the Unseen|Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
  • His attitude was arrestive as an obelisk and uncircuitable as a labyrinth.

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

    The Grey Room|Eden Phillpotts
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