Excite vs Irritative - What's the difference?

As adjectives the difference between excite and irritative

is that excite is horny; excited while irritative is serving to excite or irritate.

is .

(excit)

To stir the emotions of.

The fireworks which opened the festivities excited anyone present.

To arouse or bring out (eg feelings); to stimulate.

Favoritism tends to excite jealousy in the ones not being favored.

The political reforms excited unrest among to population.

There are drugs designed to excite certain nerves in our body.

(physics) To cause an electron to move to a higher than normal state; to promote an electron to an outer level.

By applying electric potential to the neon atoms, the electrons become excited , then emit a photon when returning to normal.

* relax, calm

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(en adjective)

serving to excite or irritate

accompanied with, or produced by, increased action or irritation

an irritative fever

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