intoxicative

in·tox·i·ca·tive

[in-tok-si-key-tiv]
adjective Archaic.
1.
of or pertaining to intoxicants or intoxication.

Origin:
1625–35; intoxicate + -ive

non·in·tox·i·ca·tive, adjective
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intoxicate (ɪnˈtɒksɪˌkeɪt) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
vb
1.  (of an alcoholic drink) to produce in (a person) a state ranging from euphoria to stupor, usually accompanied by loss of inhibitions and control; make drunk; inebriate
2.  to stimulate, excite, or elate so as to overwhelm
3.  (of a drug) to poison
 
[C16: from Medieval Latin, from intoxicāre to poison, from Latin toxicum poison; see toxic]
 
in'toxicable
 
adj
 
in'toxicative
 
adj
 
in'toxicator
 
n

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Intoxicative is always a great word to know.
So is interrobang. Does it mean:
a chattering or flighty, light-headed person.
a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
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