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/euh res"tiv/, adj.tending to arrest or take hold of the attention, interest, etc.[1825-35; ARREST + -IVE]
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Arrestive — Ar*rest ive ( [i^]v), a. Tending to arrest. McCosh. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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arrestive — ar·res·tive … English syllables
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retardative — rɪ tÉ‘rdÉ™tɪv / tÉ‘Ëd adj. slowing, hindering, delaying; arrestive, causing a stoppage … English contemporary dictionary
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