stimulatory

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˈstɪmjələˌtɔri/ UK /ˈstɪmjʊlətəri/ See IPA manual

Meanings

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adj
tending to stimulate or arouse activity

The hormone has a stimulatory effect on cell growth.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 adj · tending to stimulate or... stimulating exciting arousinginvigoratingenergizingprovocative

Opposites

inhibitorydepressantsedativesuppressive

Word family

Related forms stimulate stimulus stimulant

Etymology

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

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Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives

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# 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

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