ATTENT'IVE, a.
Heedful; intent; observant; regarding with care. It is applied to the senses of hearing and See ing, as an attentive ear or eye; to the application of the mind, as in contemplation; or to the application of the mind, together with the senses abovementioned, as when a person is attentive to the words, the manner and matter of a speaker at the same time.
