Meanings
adjectivestimulative (comparative more stimulative, superlative most stimulative)
comparative more stimulative · superlative most stimulative
- Having a stimulating effect.
nounstimulative (plural stimulatives)
plural stimulatives
- obsoleteSomething having a stimulating effect; a stimulant, an incentive.
Then there are ſo many ſtimulatives to ſuch a ſpirit as mine in this affair, beſides Love […].
1748, [Samuel Richardson], “Letter XXXI”, in Clarissa. Or, The History of a Young Lady: […], volume I, London: […] S[amuel] Richardson; [a]nd sold by A[ndrew] Millar, […], →OCLC, page 202
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectivecapable of arousing or accelerating physiological or psychological activity or response by a chemical agent
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Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*(s)tey-?
- Latinstimulus
- Latinstimulo
- Latinstimulatus
- Englishstimulate
- Englishstimulative
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APA
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“stimulative.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stimulative. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “stimulative,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stimulative.
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