About The Word Provocative
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Provocative
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What's The Definition Of Provocative?
[adj] 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
[adj] exciting sexual desire; "her gestures and postures became more wanton and provocative" Synonyms | Synonyms for Provocative: agitating | agitative | challenging | charged | incendiary | incitive | inflammatory | instigative | intriguing | provoking | rabble-rousing | rousing | seditious | sexy Related Terms | Find terms related to Provocative: See Also | exciting Provocative In Webster's Dictionary \Pro*vo"ca*tive\, a. [L. provocativus: cf. OF.
provocatif.]
Serving or tending to provoke, excite, or stimulate;
exciting.
\Pro*vo"ca*tive\, n. Anything that is provocative; a stimulant; as, a provocative of appetite. |
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