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Etymology

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attempt +‎ -ive

Adjective

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attemptive (comparative more attemptive, superlative most attemptive)

  1. (obsolete) Disposed to attempt; adventurous.
    • a. 1619, Samuel Daniel, An Apology for Rime:
      the gallant Proffers only of attemptive Spirits

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attemptive”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.