cogitative Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adjective of or relating to having capacities for cogitation
    • the cogitative faculty
  2. adjective satellite given to cogitation
    • he looked at me with cogitative eyes

WordNet

Cog"i*ta*tive adjective
Etymology
Cf. LL. cogitativus.
Definitions
  1. Possessing, or pertaining to, the power of thinking or meditating. "Cogitative faculties." Wollaston.
  2. Given to thought or contemplation. Sir H. Wotton.

Webster 1913