irritative

C2+ Topic:Cause, Change & Process

US /ˈɪrɪˌteɪtɪv/ UK /ˈɪrɪtətɪv/ See IPA manual

adj

Meanings

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adj
tending to cause irritation or inflammation

The cream soothed the irritative rash on her arm.

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1 adj · tending to cause irritation... irritating inflamingaggravatingprovocative irritant

Opposites

soothing calming

Word family

Related forms irritate irritation irritant

Etymology

From irritate (from Latin irritatus, past participle of irritare 'to excite, provoke, annoy') plus the suffix -ive.

irritare Latin

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# irritative

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** ˈɪrɪˌteɪtɪv
**IPA (UK):** ˈɪrɪtətɪv

## Meanings
1. tending to cause irritation or inflammation

## Examples
- The cream soothed the irritative rash on her arm.

## Synonyms
- irritating
- inflaming
- aggravating
- provocative
- irritant

## Antonyms
- soothing
- calming

## Related Forms
- irritate
- irritation
- irritant

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: irritare

## Etymology
From irritate (from Latin irritatus, past participle of irritare 'to excite, provoke, annoy') plus the suffix -ive.

## AI Etymology
Irritative comes from irritate (from Latin irritatus, past participle of irritare 'to excite, provoke, annoy') plus the suffix -ive. The etymological trail includes Latin irritare. As an adjective, irritative means tending to cause irritation or inflammation. The same family is visible in related forms such as irritate, irritation, and irritant.

## Topics
- Cause, Change & Process
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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