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adjective
1.
tending or serving to provoke; inciting, stimulating, irritating, or vexing.
noun
2.
something provocative.
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Provocative
is always a great word to know.
So is interrobang. Does it mean:
| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
| a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes. |
Related forms
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
EXPANDnon·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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Word Origin & History
provocative
early 15c., from obsolete Fr. provocatif (15c.), from L.L. provocativus, from L. provocare (see provoke). Specifically of sexual desire from 1620s.
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