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stimulatory

/ˈstɪm.jʊ.lə.t(ə)ɹi/US/ˈstɪm.jə.ləˌtɔɹi/

stimulatory adjective: stimulative; serving to stimulate.

Adjective

stimulatory (comparative more stimulatory, superlative most stimulatory)

  1. stimulative; serving to stimulate

Forms of stimulatory

comparativemore stimulatory
superlativemost stimulatory

Origin of stimulatory

From stimulate + -ory.

Words formed from stimulatory

Questions about stimulatory

What does stimulatory mean?
Stimulatory means stimulative; serving to stimulate.
What part of speech is stimulatory?
Stimulatory is an adjective.
How do you pronounce stimulatory?
Stimulatory is pronounced /ˈstɪm.jʊ.lə.t(ə)ɹi/ (UK).

Words near stimulatory in the dictionary

  1. stimulative
  2. stimulativeness
  3. stimulatives
  4. stimulator
  5. stimulators
  6. stimulatory
  7. stimulatress
  8. stimulatresses
  9. stimulatrix
  10. stimuli
  11. stimulism

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