adj
Meaning 1
Having a stimulating effect.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
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Standard Lemma guide
stimulative
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CMU ARPABET: S T IH1 M Y AH0 L EY2 T IH0 V Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
Something having a stimulating effect; a stimulant, an incentive.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete
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adjective
Meaning 3
capable of arousing or accelerating physiological or psychological activity or response by a chemical agent
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: depressant
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)tey-? Latin stimulus Latin stimulo Latin stimulatusbor. English stimulate Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Latin -īvus Old French -ifbor. Middle English -yf English -ive English stimulative From stimulate + -ive.