concentrative
English
Etymology
concentrate + -ive
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /kənˈsɛntɹətɪv/
Adjective
concentrative (comparative more concentrative, superlative most concentrative)
- Characterised by concentration.
- 1841, Edgar Allan Poe, "The Murders in the Rue Morgue":
- To observe attentively is to remember distinctly; and, so far, the concentrative chess-player will do very well at whist [...].
- 1841, Edgar Allan Poe, "The Murders in the Rue Morgue":