go-aheadative

English

Etymology

go ahead +‎ -ative

Adjective

go-aheadative (comparative more go-aheadative, superlative most go-aheadative)

  1. (archaic, informal) Energetic; animated; tending to push forward with ideas or projects.
    • 1840, John I. Knight, Mechanics Magazine, volume 33, page 73:
      […] accompanied […] by an essay from an American resident here towards discovering the source of its amazing go-aheadative powers […]
    • 1858, The Merchants' Magazine and Commercial Review, page 575:
      […] under the influence of tea; which, my dear reader, accounts for the go-aheadative propensities of Young America […]
    • 1875, Peterson's Magazine, volumes 67-68, page 202:
      In fact, his mother, who was energetic and go-aheadative, declared […]

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