stimulatingadj.

/ˈstɪmjʊleɪtɪŋ/

Etymology: < stimulate v. + -ing suffix².

That stimulates.

1. Rousing to action or exertion; spurring or urging on; inciting; spec. inciting to mental activity.

ΘΚΠ

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

the world > physical sensation > sleeping and waking > refreshment or invigoration > [adjective]

cooling?c1425

comfortablec1440

refreshing1534

rousing1576

vegetant1576

reviving1579

refriscative1582

refrigerating1583

cordial1584

airy1591

freshing1591

animating1595

fertile1597

recreating1600

refective1611

refreshfula1614

comforting1623

refrigerant1626

erecting1654

cordialine1674

refocillating1675

corroboratinga1680

refectory1693

invigorating1694

restoring1697

freshful1734

enlivening1746–7

livelya1754

tonic1756

stimulatory1758

vivifying1768

energizing1786

stimulative1791

refreshening1807

vitalizing1813

stimulating1827

recuperative1843

invigorative1860

innerving1868

breezy1870

tonicizing1890

reparatory1893

a1732 J. Gay Fables (1738) II. xv. 143 Urg'd by the stimulating goad, I [the ox] drag the cumbrous waggon's load.

1827 P. Cunningham Two Years New S. Wales II. xxv. 138 Urged on by the stimulating excitement afforded by publicity.

1873 R. W. Church On some Influences Christianity upon National Char. ii. 87 The sentences of Seneca are stimulating to the intellect.

1908 J. Wells Stewart of Lovedale iv. 29 Admirable and stimulating as he was as a preacher, Mr. Stewart was even more stimulating as a teacher.

a. Physiology and Medicine. = stimulant adj. 2a, 2c.

ΘΚΠ

the world > health and disease > healing > medicines or physic > medicines for specific purpose > restoratives, tonics, or stimulants > [adjective] > stimulant

laetificant1638

laetificative1657

stimulating1684

titillatory1763

stimulant1772

1684 tr. T. Bonet Guide Pract. Physician xix. 694/2 Aphrodisiacks are either 1. strengthners..Or 2. Stimulating.

1732 J. Arbuthnot Pract. Rules of Diet i. 255 Salts, which make it pungent and stimulating.

1793 T. Beddoes Observ. Nature & Cure Calculus 198 The stimulating quality of light upon plants.

1836 A. Combe Physiol. Digestion 270 Quantities of stimulating animal food.

1842 J. C. Loudon Suburban Horticulturist 57 Sea-weed is still more readily decomposed..and hence this manure is stimulating as well as enriching.

1898 T. C. Allbutt et al. Syst. Med. V. 284 A stimulating liniment containing turpentine and iodine.

b. spec. = stimulant adj. 2c. Now rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > life > biology > biological processes > stimulation > [adjective]

inflammatory1733

stimulant1785

irritative1796

stimulating1840

excitatory1874

pressor1890

reafferent1956

stimulatory1968

1840 T. B. Macaulay Ld. Clive in Ess. ⁋37 Stimulating drugs were employed to aid the effect of religious zeal, and the besiegers, drunk with enthusiasm, drunk with bang, rushed furiously to the attack.

1872 J. G. Murphy Crit. Comm. Leviticus x. 10, 11 Abstinence..from stimulating drinks.

Draft additions 1993

ˈstimulatingly adv.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > will > motivation > [adverb] > incitingly

stirringly1382

provokingly1615

pungitively1617

impulsively1825

incitingly1856

urginglyc1882

stimulatingly1927

1927 Observer 13 Nov. 9 They are stimulatingly dealt with here, and Mr. Mumford is not less successful with Henry James.

1987 C. Lloyd Year at Great Dixter 47 New hydrangea leaves and shoots have a stimulatingly sharp smell.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1917; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	stimulating
释义	stimulatingadj. /ˈstɪmjʊleɪtɪŋ/ Etymology: < stimulate v. + -ing suffix². That stimulates. 1. Rousing to action or exertion; spurring or urging on; inciting; spec. inciting to mental activity. ΘΚΠ 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 the world > physical sensation > sleeping and waking > refreshment or invigoration > [adjective] cooling?c1425 comfortablec1440 refreshing1534 rousing1576 vegetant1576 reviving1579 refriscative1582 refrigerating1583 cordial1584 airy1591 freshing1591 animating1595 fertile1597 recreating1600 refective1611 refreshfula1614 comforting1623 refrigerant1626 erecting1654 cordialine1674 refocillating1675 corroboratinga1680 refectory1693 invigorating1694 restoring1697 freshful1734 enlivening1746–7 livelya1754 tonic1756 stimulatory1758 vivifying1768 energizing1786 stimulative1791 refreshening1807 vitalizing1813 stimulating1827 recuperative1843 invigorative1860 innerving1868 breezy1870 tonicizing1890 reparatory1893 a1732 J. Gay Fables (1738) II. xv. 143 Urg'd by the stimulating goad, I [the ox] drag the cumbrous waggon's load. 1827 P. Cunningham Two Years New S. Wales II. xxv. 138 Urged on by the stimulating excitement afforded by publicity. 1873 R. W. Church On some Influences Christianity upon National Char. ii. 87 The sentences of Seneca are stimulating to the intellect. 1908 J. Wells Stewart of Lovedale iv. 29 Admirable and stimulating as he was as a preacher, Mr. Stewart was even more stimulating as a teacher. 2. a. Physiology and Medicine. = stimulant adj. 2a, 2c. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > healing > medicines or physic > medicines for specific purpose > restoratives, tonics, or stimulants > [adjective] > stimulant laetificant1638 laetificative1657 stimulating1684 titillatory1763 stimulant1772 1684 tr. T. Bonet Guide Pract. Physician xix. 694/2 Aphrodisiacks are either 1. strengthners..Or 2. Stimulating. 1732 J. Arbuthnot Pract. Rules of Diet i. 255 Salts, which make it pungent and stimulating. 1793 T. Beddoes Observ. Nature & Cure Calculus 198 The stimulating quality of light upon plants. 1836 A. Combe Physiol. Digestion 270 Quantities of stimulating animal food. 1842 J. C. Loudon Suburban Horticulturist 57 Sea-weed is still more readily decomposed..and hence this manure is stimulating as well as enriching. 1898 T. C. Allbutt et al. Syst. Med. V. 284 A stimulating liniment containing turpentine and iodine. b. spec. = stimulant adj. 2c. Now rare. ΘΚΠ the world > life > biology > biological processes > stimulation > [adjective] inflammatory1733 stimulant1785 irritative1796 stimulating1840 excitatory1874 pressor1890 reafferent1956 stimulatory1968 1840 T. B. Macaulay Ld. Clive in Ess. ⁋37 Stimulating drugs were employed to aid the effect of religious zeal, and the besiegers, drunk with enthusiasm, drunk with bang, rushed furiously to the attack. 1872 J. G. Murphy Crit. Comm. Leviticus x. 10, 11 Abstinence..from stimulating drinks. Draft additions 1993 ˈstimulatingly adv. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > motivation > [adverb] > incitingly stirringly1382 provokingly1615 pungitively1617 impulsively1825 incitingly1856 urginglyc1882 stimulatingly1927 1927 Observer 13 Nov. 9 They are stimulatingly dealt with here, and Mr. Mumford is not less successful with Henry James. 1987 C. Lloyd Year at Great Dixter 47 New hydrangea leaves and shoots have a stimulatingly sharp smell. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1917; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < adj.1684
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