An absorptive article that has increased flexibility and in which separation of a sheet is prevented. The absorptive article that is longer than is wide has a front surface sheet at least a portion of which is liquid pervious, a liquid impervious rear surface sheet, an absorptive body having liquid retaining properties and placed between the front and rear surface sheets, two side sheets arranged on both sides of the absorptive body such that at least a part of each of the two side sheets covers the front surface sheet, and embossed sections having compressed sections respectively formed along the two side sheets. The embossed sections are each composed of first embossed sections formed on the front edge side and the rear edge side of the absorptive article that are end sections in the longitudinal direction of the absorptive article, and of a second embossed section formed at the center in the longitudinal direction of the absorptive article. The first embossed sections are wider in the lateral direction than the second embossed sections, and each of the compression sections structuring the second embossed sections is formed separated from each other.
