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[ pruh -vok -uh -tiv ] SHOW IPA
/ prəˈvɒk ə tɪv / PHONETIC RESPELLING
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adjective tending or serving to provoke; inciting, stimulating, irritating, or vexing.
Origin of provocative First recorded in 1375–1425; late Middle English word from Late Latin word prōvocātīvus. See provocation, -ive
OTHER WORDS FROM provocative pro·voc·a·tive·ly, adverb pro·voc·a·tive·ness, noun half-pro·voc·a·tive, adjective non·pro·voc·a·tive, adjective
non·pro·voc·a·tive·ly, adverb non·pro·voc·a·tive·ness, noun qua·si-pro·voc·a·tive, adjective qua·si-pro·voc·a·tive·ly, adverb un·pro·voc·a·tive, adjective un·pro·voc·a·tive·ly, adverb un·pro·voc·a·tive·ness, noun
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The pressure of the teeth seems to be the provocative cause of the disposition to point at the edge of the tongue.
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Let us consider that swearing is a sin of all others peculiarly clamorous, and provocative of Divine judgment.
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British Dictionary definitions for provocative adjective acting as a stimulus or incitement, esp to anger or sexual desire; provoking a provocative look ; a provocative remark
Derived forms of provocative provocatively , adverb provocativeness , noun Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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