irritative
irritative · more irritative · most irritative
Serving to excite or irritateServing to excite or irritate
Meaning
2 sensesServing to excite or irritate
an irritative agent
(used of physical stimuli) serving to stimulate or excite
Accompanied with, or produced by, increased action or irritation
an irritative fever
Origin
From irritate + -ive.From irritate + -ive.
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Forms
more irritative, most irritative| Comparative | more irritative Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most irritative Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
1 synonymsClose in meaning
- (used of physical stimuli) serving to stimulate or excite:irritating
Word family
1 related wordsRelatedirritate
Lessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form