observative

[uhb-zur-vuh-tiv]

adjective

1. an uncommon variant of observant.

Word History and Origins

Origin of observative¹

First recorded in 1600–10; Latin observāt(us) “watched” (past participle of observāre “to watch, regard, attend to”; observe ( def. ) ) + -ive ( def. )

Example Sentences

If therefore the science of astronomy be more especially an observative science, that which it does not and cannot observe, must be for it as good as not existent.

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