stimulative

adjective

stim·​u·​la·​tive

-lə|, 

|t|, 

|ēv also |əv

: having power or tending to stimulate

stimulatively

|ə̇vlē, 

-li

adverb

stimulativeness

|ivnə̇s, 

|ēv- also |əv-

noun

plural -es

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