arrestive
[ uh-res-tiv ]
/ əˈrɛs tɪv /
adjective
tending to arrest or take hold of the attention, interest, etc.
OTHER WORDS FROM arrestive
un·ar·res·tive, adjectiveWords nearby arrestive
arrestant,
arrestee,
arrester,
arresting,
arresting gear,
arrestive,
arrestment,
arretine,
arretine ware,
arretium,
arrgt.
Example sentences from the Web for arrestive
But his eyes—those peering light-blue eyes—they were the most arrestive of any of his peculiarities.
The Great Keinplatz Experiment and Other Tales of Twilight and the Unseen |Sir Arthur Conan DoyleHis attitude was arrestive as an obelisk and uncircuitable as a labyrinth.
Eden |Edgar SaltusSimilarly he could disguise his voice, the natural tones of which were low, monotonous, and of no arrestive quality.
The Grey Room |Eden Phillpotts