2. Adjective. drawn towards ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Attracted
1. attract [v] - See also: attract
Lexicographical Neighbors of Attracted
Literary usage of Attracted
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Complete Works of Gustave Flaubert: Embracing Romances, Travels by Gustave Flaubert, Ferdinand Brunetière (1904)
"... His eyes were attracted by a Japanese dagger hanging on the wall. He took hold
of it; then he flung it on the sofa with an air of disgust. ..."
2. The New Schaff-Herzog Encyclopedia of Religious Knowledge: Embracing by Johann Jakob Herzog, Philip Schaff, Albert Hauck (1909)
"All the different phases of the academic teacher scorned to find their full
development in Gerhard, and his lectures attracted crowds of students. ..."
3. Democracy in America by Alexis de Tocqueville (1839)
"... novel objects that attracted my attention during my stay in the United States,
nothing struck me more forcibly than, the general equality of conditions. ..."
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