Irritating and Irritative

Irritating

Irritating adjective - (used of physical stimuli) serving to stimulate or excite.

Irritative is a synonym for irritating in annoying topic. In some cases you can use "Irritative" instead an adjective "Irritating".

Irritative

Irritative adjective - (used of physical stimuli) serving to stimulate or excite.
Usage example: an irritative agent
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Synonyms for Irritative

Irritating is a synonym for irritative in annoying topic. You can use "Irritating" instead an adjective "Irritative".

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