Attractive \At*tract"ive\, a. [Cf. F. attractif.]

1. Having the power or quality of attracting or drawing; as, the attractive force of bodies. --Sir I. Newton.

2. Attracting or drawing by moral influence or pleasurable emotion; alluring; inviting; pleasing. ``Attractive graces.'' --Milton. ``Attractive eyes.'' --Thackeray.

Flowers of a livid yellow, or fleshy color, are most attractive to flies. --Lubbock. -- At*tract"ive*ly, adv. -- At*tract"ive*ness, n.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

Attractive \At*tract"ive\, n. That which attracts or draws; an attraction; an allurement.

Speaks nothing but attractives and invitation. --South.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)