stimulative

stimulative

English

Etymology

Etymology tree
Latin stimulus
Latin stimulo
Latin stimulatusbor.
English stimulate
Proto-Indo-European *-wós
Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder.
Latin -īvus
Old French -ifbor.
Middle English -yf
English -ive
English stimulative

    From stimulate + -ive.

    Adjective

    stimulative (comparative more stimulative, superlative most stimulative)

    1. Having a stimulating effect.

    Derived terms

    Noun

    stimulative (plural stimulatives)

    1. (obsolete) Something having a stimulating effect; a stimulant, an incentive.
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