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Stimulative vs Irritative - What's the difference?

stimulative | irritative |

As adjectives the difference between stimulative and irritative

is that stimulative is having a stimulating effect while irritative is serving to excite or irritate.

As a noun stimulative

is that which stimulates; a stimulant.

stimulative

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Having a stimulating effect.

    • Derived terms

    * stimulativeness

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • That which stimulates; a stimulant.

    • irritative

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • serving to excite or irritate
  • accompanied with, or produced by, increased action or irritation
    • an irritative fever
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