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Definition of Sternutative
1. Adjective. Causing sneezing. "Pepper is a sternutatory substance"
Definition of Sternutative
1. a. Having the quality of provoking to sneeze.
Definition of Sternutative
1. Adjective. that provokes sneezing ¹
2. Noun. something that triggers sneezing ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Sternutative
Literary usage of Sternutative
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Dictionary of English Synonymes and Synonymous Or Parallel Expressions by Richard Soule (1891)
"Breastbone, sternon. 2. Harshness, asperity, rigor, inflexibility, cruelty.
Sternutation, я. Sneezing. sternutative, a. ... sternutative ..."
2. A Dictionary of the English Language by Samuel Johnson, John Walker, Robert S. Jameson (1828)
"sternutative, (ster-nn'-ta-tiv)a. Having the quality of provoking to sneeze.
To STEW, (stu) ». a. To seethe anything in a slow moist heat, with little water ..."
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