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Definition of provocative - 5 dictionary results

pro⋅voc⋅a⋅tive

[pruh-vok-uh-tiv]
–adjective
1. tending or serving to provoke; inciting, stimulating, irritating, or vexing.
–noun
2. something provocative.

Origin:
1375–1425; late ME < LL prōvocātīvus. See provocation, -ive


pro⋅voc⋅a⋅tive⋅ly, adverb
pro⋅voc⋅a⋅tive⋅ness, noun
pro·voc·a·tive   (prə-vŏk'ə-tĭv)   
adj.  Tending to provoke or stimulate.
pro·voc'a·tive n., pro·voc'a·tive·ly adv., pro·voc'a·tive·ness n.

Provocative

Pro*vo"ca*tive\, a. [L. provocativus: cf. OF. provocatif.] Serving or tending to provoke, excite, or stimulate; exciting.

Provocative

Pro*vo"ca*tive\, n. Anything that is provocative; a stimulant; as, a provocative of appetite.
Language Translation for : provocative
Spanish: provocador; (sexual) provocativo,
German: aufreizend,
Japanese: 刺激的な

Main Entry: pro·voc·a·tive
Pronunciation: pr&-'väk-&t-iv
Function: adjective
: serving or tending to provoke, excite, orstimulate <provocative test for coronary spasm —Journal of the American Medical Association>
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