a. Obs. rare. [f. L. volāt-, ppl. stem of volāre to fly + -IVE.] Capable of flying.
1613. R. Cawdrey, Table Alph. (ed. 3).
1673. O. Walker, Educ., 148. For example, an Eagle. Is … it a substance created? corporeal? volative? wilde? that flies single, not in flocks.
