incitoryadj.
/ɪnˈsʌɪtəri/ rare.
Having the quality of inciting; stimulative, provoking.
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the mind > will > motivation > [adjective] > inciting or instigating
stirring1421
movingc1443
provokingc1443
incitative1490
urgent1559
propulsory1585
pricking1592
pulsive1602
incentive1603
incitatory1610
urging1612
animalizing1617
impellent1620
irritant1636
instigative1644
propulsive1648
promptive1653
parastatic1656
exstimulatory1657
impulsory1659
appelling1666
irritative1686
instigating1702
spurring1702
stimulatinga1732
stimulatory1758
impulsive1788
stimulant1803
stimulative1836
exertivea1856
inciting1855
incitant1886
incitive1888
on-driving1927
incitory1941
1941 A. Warren in N. Foerster et al. Lit. Scholarship iv. 147 The second [group] holds art to be incitory, an invitation to action.
1949 R. Wellek & E. A. Warren Theory of Lit. iii. 27 Is some literature incitory and some cathartic?
1950 N.Y. Times 20 Apr. 1/8 He had used his employes for espionage and to gather material for ‘fictitious reports of incitory character’ for the voice of America.
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