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irritate vs irritative

irritative vs irritate

irritate is not an adjective while irritative is an adjective.

irritate is a verb but irritative is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
irritate No No Yes No
irritative No Yes No No
irritate (adjective) irritative (adjective)
(used of physical stimuli) serving to stimulate or excite
irritate (verb) irritative (verb)
excite to an abnormal condition, or chafe or inflame
excite to some characteristic action or condition, such as motion, contraction, or nervous impulse, by the application of a stimulus
cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations
Difference between irritate and irritative

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