Definition of provocative Provocative
/pɹowvɑˈkʌtɪv/ - [prowvakutiv] - pro•voc•a•tive
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| provocative - serving or tending to provoke, excite, or stimulate; stimulating discussion or exciting controversy; "a provocative remark"; "a provocative smile"; "provocative Irish tunes which...compel the hearers to dance"- Anthony Trollope | ||
| unprovocative, unprovoking not provocative | ||
| exciting creating or arousing excitement; "an exciting account of her trip" | ||
| agitating, agitative, provoking causing or tending to cause anger or resentment; "a provoking delay at the airport" | ||
| intriguing, challenging capable of arousing interest or curiosity; "our team came up with some most intriguing finds" | ||
| charged of a particle or body or system; having a net amount of positive or negative electric charge; "charged particles"; "a charged battery" | ||
| incitive, instigative, rabble-rousing, inflammatory, seditious, incendiary characterized or caused by inflammation; "an inflammatory process"; "an inflammatory response" | ||
| provocative - exciting sexual desire; "her gestures and postures became more wanton and provocative" | ||
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- provocative (a.)
Serving or tending to provoke, excite, or stimulate; exciting. - provocative (n.)
Anything that is provocative; a stimulant; as, a provocative of appetite.
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🔤- provocative, noun, singular of provocatives.
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