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provocative
[pruh-vok-uh-tiv]
noun
something provocative.
provocative
/ prəˈvɒkətɪv /
adjective
acting as a stimulus or incitement, esp to anger or sexual desire; provoking
a provocative look
a provocative remark
Other Word Forms
- provocatively adverb
- provocativeness noun
- half-provocative adjective
- nonprovocative adjective
- nonprovocatively adverb
- nonprovocativeness noun
- quasi-provocative adjective
- quasi-provocatively adverb
- unprovocative adjective
- unprovocatively adverb
- unprovocativeness noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of provocative1
Example Sentences
Analysts said the vote was more about the country’s fractious domestic politics than a serious attempt to undertake what would be seen by Washington, European capitals and the Arab world as an extremely provocative move.
Police said large groups of Italian fans engaged in "provocative behaviour" in the centre of Eindhoven on Monday night, with officers detaining 230 to prevent confrontation with locals.
The tumultuous state of affairs is supercharging a provocative, highly anticipated new exhibition titled “Monuments,” featuring nearly a dozen removed statues, some towering up to 15 feet.
The Australian aircraft's actions "seriously infringed upon China's sovereignty", Senior Colonel Li Jianjian, spokesperson for China's Southern Theater Command Air Force said, urging Canberra to "immediately cease its infringing and provocative actions".
On-screen, he has made movies—he calls them “joints,” another Lee signature—that have proven so provocative and influential that Lee is getting asked to explain them and himself decades after their premieres.
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