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adjective
- 1. causing anger or another strong reaction, especially deliberately: "a provocative article" Similar Opposite
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intended to cause a reaction, esp. anger or annoyance, or to force you to think more carefully about something: a provocative speech. provocative advertisements. If behavior or clothing is provocative, it is likely to cause sexual desire.
: serving or tending to provoke, excite, or stimulate. a provocative question. provocative noun. provocatively adverb. provocativeness noun. Synonyms. charged. edgy. exciting. inciting. instigating. instigative. piquing. provoking. stimulating. See all Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus. Examples of provocative in a Sentence.
If something is provocative, it provokes a reaction. A provocative book might get people talking about a controversial idea. A provocative statement, such as "I hate babies," will get another kind of reaction. The action, thought, or feeling is often a desired one, called forth on purpose.
Provocative definition: tending or serving to provoke; inciting, stimulating, irritating, or vexing.. See examples of PROVOCATIVE used in a sentence.
If you describe something as provocative, you mean that it is intended to make people react angrily or argue against it. He has made a string of outspoken and sometimes provocative speeches in recent years.
Definition of provocative adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
adj. 1. tending or serving to provoke; stimulating, exciting, or vexing. n. 2. something provocative. [1375–1425; late Middle English < Late Latin prōvocātīvus. See provoke, -ate 1, -ive] pro•voc′a•tive•ly, adv. pro•voc′a•tive•ness, n.
PROVOCATIVE definition: 1. causing an angry reaction, usually intentionally: 2. Provocative clothes, images, etc are…. Learn more.
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Provocative Definition. Provoking or tending to provoke, as to action, thought, feeling, etc.; stimulating, erotic, irritating, etc. Tending to provoke or stimulate. Something that provokes. (now historical) Something that provokes an appetite, especially a sexual appetite; an aphrodisiac. [from 15th c.]
