English Explanatory Dictionary

arrestive

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Tending to arrest.
  2. Tending to stop or slow a process.
  3. Tending to capture people’s attention.

Word forms

arrestive more arrestive most arrestive

Etymology

From arrest + -ive.

Synonyms

arresting captivating conspicuous remarkable striking

Derived words

arrestively arrestiveness
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