stimulative
adjective
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adj
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)tey-? Latin stimulus Latin stimulo Latin stimulatusbor. English stimulate Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Latin -īvus Old French -ifbor. Middle English -yf English -ive English stimulative From stimulate + -ive.
- Having a stimulating effect.
noun
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)tey-? Latin stimulus Latin stimulo Latin stimulatusbor. English stimulate Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Latin -īvus Old French -ifbor. Middle English -yf English -ive English stimulative From stimulate + -ive.
- Something 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 […].”