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    Attentive , a. [Cf. F. attentif.]
    1. Heedful; intent; observant; regarding with care or attention.
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      ☞ Attentive is applied to the senses of hearing and seeing, as, an attentive ear or eye; to the application of the mind, as in contemplation; or to the application of the mind, in every possible sense, as when a person is attentive to the words, and to the manner and matter, of a speaker at the same time.
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    2. Heedful of the comfort of others; courteous.
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      Syn. -- Heedful; intent; observant; mindful; regardful; circumspect; watchful.
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      -- At*ten"tive*ly, adv. -- At*ten"tive*ness, n.
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