IRRITATIVE

irritating, irritative

(adjective) (used of physical stimuli) serving to stimulate or excite; “an irritative agent”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

irritative (comparative more irritative, superlative most irritative)

serving to excite or irritate

accompanied with, or produced by, increased action or irritation

Noun

irritative (plural irritatives)

Any substance causing irritation; an irritant.

Source: Wiktionary


Ir"ri*ta*tive, a.

1. Serving to excite or irritate; irritating; as, an irritative agent.

2. Accompanied with, or produced by, increased action or irritation; as, an irritative fever. E. Darwin.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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