stimulative

adj, noun — 2 senses

adj

Etymology From stimulate + -ive.

Having a stimulating effect.

Derived terms: biostimulative, immunostimulative, nonstimulative, overstimulative, psychostimulative, stimulativeness

noun

Etymology From stimulate + -ive.

Obsolete Something having a stimulating effect; a stimulant, an incentive.

Then there are ſo many ſtimulatives to ſuch a ſpirit as mine in this affair, beſides Love […].1748, [Samuel Richardson], “Letter XXXI”, in Clarissa. Or, The History of a Young Lady: […], volume I, London: […] S[amuel] Richardson; [a]nd sold by A[ndrew] Millar, […], →OCLC, page 202:

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