Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

excitive

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
ex-ci-tive
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

excited

Archaic

noun

That which excites; an excitant.

Archaic

Example Sentences

Etymology

From excite + -ive.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

more excitive (comparative) most excitive (superlative) excitives (plural)

Questions

What does excitive mean?
excited
Where does excitive come from?
From excite + -ive.

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