go-aheadative en · ADJ
Etymology
From go ahead + -ative.
Meanings
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(archaic, informal) Energetic; animated; tending to push forward with ideas or projects.
In fact, his mother, who was energetic and go-aheadative, declared […]
1875, Peterson's Magazine, volumes 67-68, page 202:[…] accompanied […] by an essay from an American resident here towards discovering the source of its amazing go-aheadative powers […]
1840, John I. Knight, Mechanics Magazine, volume 33, page 73:[…] under the influence of tea; which, my dear reader, accounts for the go-aheadative propensities of Young America […]
1858, The Merchants' Magazine and Commercial Review, page 575:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most go-aheadative | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more go-aheadative | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |