Meanings
adjectiveexcitative (comparative more excitative, superlative most excitative)
comparative more excitative · superlative most excitative
- That causes excitation
Synonyms & antonyms
adjective(of drugs e.g.) able to excite or stimulate
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Origin
- Middle Frenchexcitatif
- Middle Englishexcytative
- Englishexcitative
From Middle English excytative, from Middle French excitatif. By surface analysis, excite + -ative.
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excitative. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/excitative
MLA
“excitative.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/excitative. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “excitative,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/excitative.
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