irritative
adj 2noun 1
Collocations
1IRRITATIVE + NOUN
agent, fever, ideas
Definitions
adj
1
serving to excite or irritate
an irritative agent
2
accompanied with, or produced by, increased action or irritation
an irritative fever
For the irritative ideas of the apparent motions of objects are now excited by irritation from internal stimulus
noun
1
Any substance causing irritation; an irritant.
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adjective — (used of physical stimuli) serving to stimulate or excite
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an irritative agent
Wiktionary02
an irritative fever
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For the irritative ideas of the apparent motions of objects are now excited by irritation from internal stimulus
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