Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

vellicative

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: vel-lica-tive
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Causing vellication; provoking irritation or twitching.

Example Sentences

"There is sometimes a peculiar sensibility in the teeth or their sheaths that induces a kind of vibratory pain, in which they colloquially said to be set on edge; and that in two ways, as follows: From jarring noises. From vellicative or acrid substances."

Etymology

From vellicate + -ive.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: vellicate

Questions

What does vellicative mean?: Causing vellication; provoking irritation or twitching.
Where does vellicative come from?: From vellicate + -ive.

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