Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

irritative

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.07 in modern English

Syllables
ir-ri-ta-tive
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

serving to excite or irritate

adj

accompanied with, or produced by, increased action or irritation

noun

Any substance causing irritation; an irritant.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From irritate + -ive.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more irritative (comparative) most irritative (superlative) irritatives (plural)

Derived Forms

inirritative irritativeness nonirritative

Synonyms

irritating

Questions

What does irritative mean?
serving to excite or irritate
Where does irritative come from?
From irritate + -ive.

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