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