irritative en · ADJ
Etymology
From irritate + -ive.
Meanings
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serving to excite or irritate
an irritative agent
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accompanied with, or produced by, increased action or irritation
an irritative fever
For the irritative ideas of the apparent motions of objects are now excited by irritation from internal stimulus
1794–1796, Erasmus Darwin, Zoonomia; or, The Laws of Organic Life, volume (please specify |volume=I or II), London: […] J[oseph] Johnson, […], →OCLC:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most irritative | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more irritative | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |