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IRRITATIVE
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
(used of physical stimuli) serving to stimulate or excite
Example:
an irritative agent
Synonyms:
irritating; irritative
Classified under:
Similar:
stimulative (capable of arousing or accelerating physiological or psychological activity or response by a chemical agent)
Derivation:
irritate (excite to an abnormal condition, or chafe or inflame)
irritate (excite to some characteristic action or condition, such as motion, contraction, or nervous impulse, by the application of a stimulus)
