vomitive

Questions about vomitive

What does vomitive mean?

vomitive means "a medicine that induces nausea and vomiting".

How many syllables are in vomitive?

vomitive has 3 syllables: vo-mi-tive. The stress falls on "vo".

What is another word for vomitive?

Close synonyms include emetic, vomit, nauseant. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is vomitive a common word?

vomitive is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.