excitative

American

[ik-sahy-tuh-tiv] / ɪkˈsaɪ tə tɪv /

Also excitatory

adjective

tending to excite.

Other Word Forms

nonexcitative adjective
nonexcitatory adjective

Etymology

Origin of excitative

1480–90; < Middle French excitatif < Latin excitāt- ( excitation ) + -īvus -ive

Example Sentences

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Rather inspiring too, sometimes, or at least soul excitative.

From Project Gutenberg

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 Project Gutenberg

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