attractive
adjective
at·trac·tive
ə-ˈtrak-tiv 
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2
: having or relating to the power to attract
attractive forces between molecules
attractively
adverb
attractiveness
noun
Examples of attractive in a Sentence
An attractive woman greeted us at the door.
The camera has many attractive features at a very attractive price.
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Chadd Scott, Forbes, 4 Mar. 2025
And Malik Nabers is an attractive No. 1 receiver target.
—Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 4 Mar. 2025
The potential for cuts in Medicaid, the joint federal-state program that helps lower income people obtain health care, is a particularly attractive target for Democrats.
—David Lightman, Sacramento Bee, 4 Mar. 2025
Ummm … this is, like, an attractive thing in a man?
—Ali Barthwell, Vulture, 3 Mar. 2025
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“Attractive.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/attractive. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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attractive
adjective
at·trac·tive
ə-ˈtrak-tiv
attractively
adverb
attractiveness
noun
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