"stimulative" meaning in English

See stimulative in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more stimulative [comparative], most stimulative [superlative]
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Noun

Forms: stimulatives [plural]
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  1. (obsolete) Something having a stimulating effect; a stimulant, an incentive. Tags: obsolete
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  "etymology_text": "Etymology tree\nProto-Indo-European *(s)tey-?\nLatin stimulus\nLatin stimulo\nLatin stimulatusbor.\nEnglish stimulate\nProto-Indo-European *-wós\nProto-Indo-European *-iHwósder.\nLatin -īvus\nOld French -ifbor.\nMiddle English -yf\nEnglish -ive\nEnglish stimulative\nFrom stimulate + -ive.",
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
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      ],
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          "ref": "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:",
          "text": "Then there are ſo many ſtimulatives to ſuch a ſpirit as mine in this affair, beſides Love […].",
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        "(obsolete) Something having a stimulating effect; a stimulant, an incentive."
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}

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