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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.
The meaning of PROVOCATIVE is serving or tending to provoke, excite, or stimulate. How to use provocative 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.
Provocative definition: tending or serving to provoke; inciting, stimulating, irritating, or vexing.. See examples of PROVOCATIVE used in a sentence.
PROVOCATIVE meaning: 1. causing thought about interesting subjects: 2. causing an angry reaction, usually…. Learn more.
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. In fact, provocative is often used to describe actions or ways of dressing that cause sexual feelings.
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.
provocative. From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English pro‧voc‧a‧tive /prəˈvɒkətɪv $ -ˈvɑː-/ adjective 1 provocative behaviour, remarks etc are intended to make people angry or upset, or to cause a lot of discussion provocative comment/remark/statement The minister’s provocative remarks were widely reported in the press. a ...
