Abstractive :: Abstractive (a.) Having the power of abstracting; of an abstracting nature.

Abstractively :: Abstractively (adv.) In a abstract manner; separately; in or by itself.

Abstractiveness :: Abstractiveness (n.) The quality of being abstractive; abstractive property.

Active :: Active (a.) Having the power or quality of acting; causing change; communicating action or motion; acting; -- opposed to passive, that receives; as, certain active principles; the powers of the mind..

Active :: Active (a.) Quick in physical movement; of an agile and vigorous body; nimble; as, an active child or animal..

Active :: Active (a.) In action; actually proceeding; working; in force; -- opposed to quiescent, dormant, or extinct; as, active laws; active hostilities; an active volcano..

Active :: Active (a.) Given to action; constantly engaged in action; energetic; diligent; busy; -- opposed to dull, sluggish, indolent, or inert; as, an active man of business; active mind; active zeal..

Active :: Active (a.) Requiring or implying action or exertion; -- opposed to sedentary or to tranquil; as, active employment or service; active scenes..

Active :: Active (a.) Given to action rather than contemplation; practical; operative; -- opposed to speculative or theoretical; as, an active rather than a speculative statesman..

Active :: Active (a.) Brisk; lively; as, an active demand for corn..

Active :: Active (a.) Implying or producing rapid action; as, an active disease; an active remedy..

Active :: Active (a.) Applied to a form of the verb; -- opposed to passive. See Active voice, under Voice..

Active :: Active (a.) Applied to verbs which assert that the subject acts upon or affects something else; transitive.

Active :: Active (a.) Applied to all verbs that express action as distinct from mere existence or state.

Actively :: Actively (adv.) In an active manner; nimbly; briskly; energetically; also, by one's own action; voluntarily, not passively..

Actively :: Actively (adv.) In an active signification; as, a word used actively..

Activeness :: Activeness (n.) The quality of being active; nimbleness; quickness of motion; activity.

Antiputrefactive :: Antiputrefactive (a.) Alt. of Antiputrescen.

Attractive :: Attractive (a.) Having the power or quality of attracting or drawing; as, the attractive force of bodies..

Attractive :: Attractive (a.) Attracting or drawing by moral influence or pleasurable emotion; alluring; inviting; pleasing.

Attractive :: Attractive (n.) That which attracts or draws; an attraction; an allurement.

Calefactive :: Calefactive (a.) See Calefactory.

Chylifactive :: Chylifactive (a.) Producing, or converting into, chyle; having the power to form chyle..

Coactive :: Coactive (a.) Serving to compel or constrain; compulsory; restrictive.

Coactive :: Coactive (a.) Acting in concurrence; united in action.

Coactively :: Coactively (adv.) In a coactive manner.

Contractive :: Contractive (a.) Tending to contract; having the property or power or power of contracting.

Counteractive :: Counteractive (a.) Tending to counteract.

Counteractive :: Counteractive (n.) One who, or that which, counteracts..

Detractive :: Detractive (a.) Tending to detractor draw.

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