Irritatory

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Producing irritation.

    "For nothing hinders Wounds from cicatrising; more than concourse of Humor to the diseaſed Part ; and keeping things irritatory about the Orifice of the Wound"

Example

More examples

"For nothing hinders Wounds from cicatrising; more than concourse of Humor to the diseaſed Part ; and keeping things irritatory about the Orifice of the Wound"

Etymology

From irritate + -ory.

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