aggravative, a. and n. rare.
(ˈægrəˌveɪtɪv)
[f. L. aggravāt- ppl. stem of aggravā-re (see aggravate a.) + -ive.]
adj. Of or pertaining to aggravation; tending to aggravate. n. That which aggravates or tends to aggravate.
| a 1733 North Exam. ii. v. 319 We rose up to Oates's Plot by a Climax of Aggravatives. 1863 Sala Capt. Dang. II. viii. 278 By the endearing aggravative of Jemmy he is..known. |