"excitative" meaning in English

See excitative in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more excitative [comparative], most excitative [superlative]
Etymology: From Middle English excytative, from Middle French excitatif. By surface analysis, excite + -ative. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|excytative}} Middle English excytative, {{der|en|frm|excitatif}} Middle French excitatif, {{surf|en|excite|-ative}} By surface analysis, excite + -ative Head templates: {{en-adj}} excitative (comparative more excitative, superlative most excitative)
  1. That causes excitation
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