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irritative

adj

Etymology

From irritate + -ive.

  1. borrowed from irrītātus
  2. suffixed as irritative — “irritate + ive”

Definitions

  1. serving to excite or irritate

    • an irritative agent

  2. 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

  3. Any substance causing irritation

    Any substance causing irritation; an irritant.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA