exhilarative

[ ig-zil-uh-rey-tiv, -er-uh-tiv ]
/ ɪgˈzɪl əˌreɪ tɪv, -ər ə tɪv /

adjective

tending to exhilarate.
Also ex·hil·a·ra·to·ry [ig-zil-er-uh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee] /ɪgˈzɪl ər əˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i/.

Origin of exhilarative

First recorded in 1860–65; exhilarate + -ive

OTHER WORDS FROM exhilarative

un·ex·hil·a·ra·tive, adjective