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   Pro·voc·a·tive

   /prəˈväkədiv/

   

   adjective

   • 1. causing annoyance, anger, or another strong reaction, especially deliberately: "a provocative article" Similar annoyingirritatingexasperatinginfuriatingprovokingmaddeninggoadingvexinggallingaffrontinginsultingoffensiveinflamingrousingarousingagitationalinflammatoryincendiarycontroversialinformal:aggravatingin-your-facerare:instigativeagitativeOpposite soothingcalming
   • ▪ arousing sexual desire or interest, especially deliberately: "a provocative sidelong glance" Similar sexysexually arousingsexually excitingalluringseductivetemptingsuggestiveinvitingtantalizingtitillatingindecentpornographicindelicateimmodestshamelesseroticsensuousslinkypassionatesexualpiquantracyjuicyrisquéraunchysteamycoquettishamorousflirtatiouscome-hitherinformal:kinkyinformal, derogatory:tartyvulgar slang:fuck-meOpposite modestdecorous

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Old French provocatif, -ive, from late Latin provocativus, from provocat- ‘called forth, challenged’, from the verb provocare (see provoke).

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   • 1. provocativeness noun

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   The meaning of PROVOCATIVE is serving or tending to provoke, excite, or stimulate. How to use provocative in a sentence.

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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.

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   Provocative definition: tending or serving to provoke; inciting, stimulating, irritating, or vexing.. See examples of PROVOCATIVE used in a sentence.

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   What is the meaning of provocative in English?

   • serving or tending to provoke, excite, or stimulate; stimulating discussion or exciting controversy Definitions and Meaning of provocative in , translation of provocative in English language with similar and opposite words. Spoken pronunciation of provocative in Tamil and in English.

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   What is the opposite of provocative?

   • Provocative: serving or likely to arouse a strong reaction. Synonyms: charged, edgy, exciting… Antonyms: noninflammatory… Find the right word. Synonyms: charged, edgy, exciting… Antonyms: noninflammatory…

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   Is being provocative a good thing?

   • Being provocative is good…REALLY??? One of the things I love about hanging out with my Arab American friends is that we can have serious dialogue and debate, asking each other really tough questions and at the end of the day shake hands and not hold grudges against each other.

   Being provocative is good…REALLY??? – Culture Monk

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   What does provocation mean?

   • tending or serving to provoke; inciting, stimulating, irritating, or vexing. something provocative. First recorded in 1375–1425; late Middle English word from Late Latin word prōvocātīvus. See provocation, -ive

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   Synonyms for PROVOCATIVE: exciting, charged, provoking, motivational, motivating, stimulating, edgy, inciting; Antonyms of PROVOCATIVE: noninflammatory, subduing.

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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.

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   The action, thought, or feeling is often a desired one, called forth on purpose. In fact, provocative is often used to describe actions or ways of dressing that cause sexual feelings. But provocative things can also call forth something unwanted: "She was angered by the provocative remarks."

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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