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attentive
adjective
(often followed by ‘to’) giving care or attention
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Word Facts
- Word length
- 9
- Starts with
- A
- Ends with
- E
- Contains
- TTENTIV
- Scrabble score
- 12
- Database source
- OEWN 2025 Core
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əˈtɛntɪv
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adjective
(often followed by ‘to’) giving care or attention
“attentive to details”
adjective
taking heed; giving close and thoughtful attention
“heedful of the warnings”
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Example Sentences
attentive to details
the nurse was attentive to her patient
an attentive suitor
heedful of the warnings
so heedful a writer
heedful of what they were doing
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