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.
2. Attracting or drawing by moral influence or pleasurable emotion; alluring; inviting; pleasing. "Attractive graces." Milton. "Attractive eyes."
Thackeray.
Flowers of a livid yellow, or fleshy color, are most attractive to flies.
Lubbock.
-- At*tract"ive*ly, adv. -- At*tract"ive*ness, n.
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At*tract"ive, n. That which attracts or draws; an attraction; an allurement.
Speaks nothing but attractives and invitation.
South.
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