Speakur

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stimulative

/stˈɪmjəlˌeɪtɪv/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.87 in modern English

Syllables
stim-u-la-tive
IPA
/stˈɪmjəlˌeɪtɪv/
16
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having a stimulating effect.

noun

Something having a stimulating effect; a stimulant, an incentive.

Obsolete

Example Sentences

  • "Then there are ſo many ſtimulatives to ſuch a ſpirit as mine in this affair, beſides Love […]."

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.

Usage

Inflected Forms

more stimulative (comparative) most stimulative (superlative) stimulatives (plural)

Derived Forms

biostimulative immunostimulative nonstimulative overstimulative psychostimulative stimulativeness

Questions

How do you pronounce stimulative?
The recorded pronunciation is /stˈɪmjəlˌeɪtɪv/.
What does stimulative mean?
Having a stimulating effect.
Where does stimulative come from?
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.

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