The Collaborative International Dictionary
Attractive \At*tract"ive\, a. [Cf. F. attractif.]
Having the power or quality of attracting or drawing; as, the attractive force of bodies.
--Sir I. Newton.-
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. [1913 Webster] -- At*tract"ive*ly, adv. -- At*tract"ive*ness, n.
Wiktionary
adv. In an attractive manner; with the power of attracting or drawing to.
WordNet
adv. in a beautiful manner; "her face was beautifully made up" [syn: beautifully] [ant: unattractively]
Usage examples of "attractively".
Pretending to be setting an example, Prairie slid over to one of the work counters, wrestled a hot baloney into place, quickly sharpened a knife, and began to carve the object into steaming, purple-rimmed slices, which she arranged attractively on a serving platter, generously spooning more shiny grape liquid over the top, to be carried in and set on one of the mess-hall tables, where eaters would serve themselves except for the people in assertiveness programs, of course, who sat over at their own table and each got a separate plate with the food already on it.
Iris and Surprise were subdued but stable, in well-fitted queenly and princessly robes, and Mentia was demurely but quite attractively garbed.
He was the only one, however, to have unloaded over a quarter of a million illegal unscramblers by making the price attractively low.
A compote of cutup oranges, grapefruit, apples and cantaloupe was attractively arranged in a Tiffany bowl.
As soon as its contents had been arranged as attractively as possible on the clean white marbled oilcloth with which the stand was covered, and the coffee made and ready to serve, Theo handed Jimmy two dollars in dimes, nickels and pennies, to make change, and set off with the box of paste in his pocket, and the roll of rags under his arm.
But the sailors had no eye for two adolescent summerlingstwo variant bratswhen there were plump winter Lamais about, all attractively identical, well-dressed and well-mannered.
When Owen was finally finished, Bonnie shrugged a few times, her piercings clattering attractively, and then fixed Owen with her gaze.
The tuna salad was attractively presented: a heaping portion on a lettuce bed, garnished with two deviled egg halves, green and black olives, and celery sticks.
I called my newsagency `Trufax', alluding to the true facts that I hoped would be received by the facsimile machine, and attractively close to the name of the Russian newsagency `Interfax'.
Though not flamboyantly garbed, he was most attractively groomed in clothes that seemed to accentuate his manliness.
Still wearing the same Italian black suit he’d married her in, his dark brown hair was as attractively disheveled as the tie that he’d loosened and which now laid haphazardously slung around his neck.
Paul felt a solid floor beneath his feet, and turned slowly to discover an entire room behind him, multileveled, furnished sparsely but attractively with screens and low furniture.
A collection of antique Groaci nose flutes adorned the walls, attractively framed.
Even more surprising, they all managed to be attractively clean, rather than unappealingly sterile.