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intentive

adj
/ɪnˈtɛntɪv/

Etymology

From Middle English ententif, borrowed from Old French ententif, from Late Latin intentīvus (“intensive”), from Latin intendō (“to intend, to attend”).

  1. derived from intendō
  2. derived from intentīvus
  3. derived from ententif
  4. inherited from ententif

Definitions

  1. Paying attention

    Paying attention; attentive, heedful.

    • the object is fine and accurate , it conduceth much to have the sense intentive and erect

  2. Intent (of the mind, thoughts etc.).

    • To which whilest she lent her intentive mind, / He suddenly his net upon her threw […]

  3. Expressing intent.

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Derived

intentively, intentiveness

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for intentive. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA