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provocable, a. rare.|ˈprɒvəkəb(ə)l|
[ad. late L. prōvocābil-is, f. L. prōvocāre to provoke: see -able.]
= provokable.
1613Jackson Creed i. xxiii. §5 Vespasian..scarce prouocable to reuenge practice of treason. 1673O. Walker Educ. (1677) 55 Pardoning injuries..and not provocable to injure another. 1770Rawlins Serm. Worcester 8 An unsteady Man, unmerciful, of a Spirit easily provocable, and revengeful. 1850A. H. Clough Let. 3 Jan. in J. Bertram N.Z. Lett. of T. Arnold (1966) 188 There is a great blessing..in being set down among uncongenial people—for me at least who am over provocable.
Hence provocaˈbility.
1834Autobiog. Dissenting Minister 174 Cultivate a habit of placidity, in preference to..provocability. |