2. Accompanied with, or produced by, increased action or irritation; as, an irritative fever. --E. Darwin. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
irritative — [ir′i tāt΄iv] adj. 1. causing irritation 2. accompanied or caused by irritation … English World dictionary
irritative — ● irritatif, irritative adjectif Qui se rapporte à une irritation. ● irritatif, irritative (expressions) adjectif Épine irritative, lésion localisée qui provoque ou qui entretient un phénomène pathologique à distance … Encyclopédie Universelle
irritative — Causing irritation. * * * ir·ri·ta·tive ir ə .tāt iv adj 1) serving to excite: IRRITATING <an irritative agent> 2) accompanied with or produced by irritation <irritative coughing> * * * ir·ri·ta·tive (irґĭ ta″tiv) dependent … Medical dictionary
irritative — adjective Date: 1644 1. serving to excite ; irritating 2. accompanied with or produced by irritation < irritative coughing > … New Collegiate Dictionary
irritative — irritativeness, n. /ir i tay tiv/, adj. 1. serving or tending to irritate. 2. Pathol. characterized or produced by irritation of some body part: an irritative fever. [1680 90; IRRITATE + IVE] * * * … Universalium
irritative — ir•ri•ta•tive [[t]ˈɪr ɪˌteɪ tɪv[/t]] adj. 1) serving or tending to irritate 2) pat Pathol. characterized or produced by irritation of some body part: an irritative fever[/ex] • Etymology: 1680–90 ir′ri•ta tive•ness, n … From formal English to slang
irritative — /ˈɪrəteɪtɪv/ (say iruhtaytiv) adjective 1. serving or tending to irritate. 2. Pathology characterised or produced by irritation of some bodily part, etc.: an irritative fever …
irritative — adjective (used of physical stimuli) serving to stimulate or excite an irritative agent • Syn: ↑irritating • Similar to: ↑stimulative • Derivationally related forms: ↑irritate … Useful english dictionary
irritative form of hallucinatory activity — A term introduced in or shortly before 1973 by the American ophthalmologist David Glendenning Cogan (1908 1993) to denote a type of hallucinatory activity attributable to epileptiform (i.e. irritative ) activity within the CNS. The ensuing… … Dictionary of Hallucinations
irritative — adj. annoying, bothersome, aggravating; tending to stimulate (Physiology, Biology); characterized by or caused by irritation of an organ or body part (Pathology) … English contemporary dictionary
