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ententive

ententive is the obsolete form of intentive.

Meaning of intentive

Adjective

intentive (comparative more intentive, superlative most intentive)

  1. Paying attention; attentive, heedful.
    • the object is fine and accurate , it conduceth much to have the sense intentive and erect1627 (indicated as 1626), Francis [Bacon], “III. Century.”, in Sylua Syluarum: Or A Naturall Historie. In Ten Centuries. […], London: […] William Rawley […]; [p]rinted by J[ohn] H[aviland] for...
  2. Intent (of the mind, thoughts etc.).
    • To which whilest she lent her intentive mind, / He suddenly his net upon her threw […]1596, Edmund Spenser, “Book V, Canto IX”, in The Faerie Queene. […], London: […] [John Wolfe] for William Ponsonbie, →OCLC
  3. Expressing intent.

Forms of ententive

comparativemore ententive
superlativemost ententive

Questions about ententive

What is ententive the obsolete form of?
Ententive is the obsolete form of intentive.

Words near ententive in the dictionary

  1. ententes cordiales
  2. ententes-cordiales
  3. entention
  4. ententional
  5. ententions
  6. ententive
  7. entents
  8. entepicondylar
  9. entepicondyle
  10. entepicondyles
  11. enter

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