a. Obs. [a. Fr. accessif, -ive; ad. late L. accēssīv-us, f. accēssus; see ACCESS, and -IVE.]
1. Pertaining to access or approach; seeking to approach, pressing in, aggressive. rare.
[1611. Florio has the adv. in this sense: see ACCESSIVELY.]
1641. Sir R. Naunton, Fragm. Reg., in Phenix, VII. I. 206. My Lord of Essex … then grew accessive in the appetite of her favour.
2. Fitted for, or capable of, access; accessible.
1609. Heywood, Brytaine’s Troy, VI. x. 137. I haue stopt up each Accessive way.
1611. Cotgr., Accessif, Accessible, accessiue, easie to come vnto.
¶ Accessive also by confusion for EXCESSIVE.
