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forgetive

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for·ge·tive  (fôrj-tv, fr-)
adj. Archaic
Capable of imagining or inventing.
[Possibly from forge + -tive (as in inventive or creative).]
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makes it apprehensive, quick, forgetive, full of nimble, fiery and delectable shapes; which delivered o'er to the voice, the tongue, which is the birth, becomes excellent wit.
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