stimulatory

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UK/ˈstɪm.jʊ.lə.t(ə)ɹi/US/ˈstɪm.jə.ləˌtɔɹi/

adjective

stimulative; serving to stimulate

UncommonScrabble 16

Meanings

adjectivestimulatory (comparative more stimulatory, superlative most stimulatory)

comparative more stimulatory · superlative most stimulatory

  1. stimulative; serving to stimulate

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*(s)tey-?
  2. Latinstimulus
  3. Latinstimulo
  4. Latinstimulatus
  5. Englishstimulate
  6. Englishstimulatory

From stimulate + -ory.

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APA

stimulatory. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stimulatory

MLA

“stimulatory.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stimulatory. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “stimulatory,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stimulatory.

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