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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).

   Derivatives

   • 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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   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.

4. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishPROVOCATIVE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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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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   intended to make somebody sexually excited. She was dressed in a highly provocative way. Definition of provocative adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

7. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishPROVOCATIVE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   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. His behavior was called provocative and antisocial.

8. www.thefreedictionary.com › provocativeProvocative - definition of provocative by The Free Dictionary

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   Adj. 1. 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.

9. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishPROVOCATIVE | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

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   PROVOCATIVE definition: 1. causing an angry reaction, usually intentionally: 2. Provocative clothes, images, etc are…. Learn more.

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    If you describe something as provocative, you mean that it is intended to make people react angrily or argue against it.

11. www.ldoceonline.com › dictionary › provocativeprovocative | meaning of provocative in Longman Dictionary of ...

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    provocative meaning, definition, what is provocative: provocative behaviour, remarks etc are i...: Learn more.