excitative

[ ik-sahy-tuh-tiv ]
/ ɪkˈsaɪ tə tɪv /

adjective

tending to excite.
Also ex·cit·a·to·ry [ik-sahy-tuh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee] /ɪkˈsaɪ təˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i/.

Origin of excitative

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

OTHER WORDS FROM excitative

non·ex·cit·a·tive, adjective non·ex·cit·a·to·ry, adjective

Words nearby excitative

excitable, excitable area, excitant, excitation, excitation wave, excitative, excitatory postsynaptic potential, excite, excited, excited state, excitement

Example sentences from the Web for excitative

  • In some magic, excitative flash of memory her breath began to quicken.

    Rainy Week |Eleanor Hallowell Abbott