excitative
Americanadjective
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Origin of excitative
1480–90; < Middle French excitatif < Latin excitāt- ( see excitation) + -īvus -ive
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Less practical surely than the fur coat,—more amusing, certainly, than encyclopedias,—the funny "false faces" grinned up at her with a curiously excitative audacity.
From Peace on Earth, Good-will to Dogs by Abbott, Eleanor Hallowell
Rather inspiring too, sometimes, or at least soul excitative.
From The Sick-a-Bed Lady And Also Hickory Dock, The Very Tired Girl, The Happy-Day, Something That Happened in October, The Amateur Lover, Heart of The City, The Pink Sash, Woman's Only Business by Abbott, Eleanor Hallowell
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