attemptive

English

Etymology

attempt +‎ -ive

Adjective

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

References

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

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