stimulatory C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities US /ˈstɪmjələˌtɔri/ UK /ˈstɪmjʊlətəri/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 adj tending to stimulate or arouse activity The hormone has a stimulatory effect on cell growth. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · tending to stimulate or... stimulatingexcitingarousinginvigoratingenergizingprovocative ↔ Opposites inhibitorydepressantsedativesuppressive Word family Related forms stimulatestimulusstimulant Etymology AI details From Latin 'stimulare', to goad or incite (from 'stimulus', a goad), plus the adjectival suffix '-ory', denoting a tendency to stimulate. stimulare Latin stimulus Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # stimulatory **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ˈstɪmjələˌtɔri/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈstɪmjʊlətəri/ ## Meanings 1. tending to stimulate or arouse activity ## Examples - The hormone has a stimulatory effect on cell growth. ## Synonyms - stimulating - exciting - arousing - invigorating - energizing - provocative ## Antonyms - inhibitory - depressant - sedative - suppressive ## Related Forms - stimulate - stimulus - stimulant ## Roots and Affixes - Root: stimulare - Root: stimulus ## Etymology From Latin 'stimulare', to goad or incite (from 'stimulus', a goad), plus the adjectival suffix '-ory', denoting a tendency to stimulate. ## AI Etymology Stimulatory is from Latin 'stimulare', to goad or incite (from 'stimulus', a goad), plus the adjectival suffix '-ory', denoting a tendency to stimulate. Important recorded forms include stimulare (Latin) and stimulus (Latin). Morphologically, the word preserves a built structure whose named elements carry the historical sense into English. The modern sense is largely compositional, with the historical elements narrowing into a stable English lexical item. In current use it covers tending to stimulate or arouse activity. The wider family includes related words such as stimulate, stimulus, and stimulant. ## Topics - Describing Qualities - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown