provocative
adjective
tending or serving to provoke; inciting, stimulating, irritating, or vexing.
provocativeness
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a word derived from
provocative.
Example Sentences
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“The music would add something — add some dialogue, add a level of understanding or suggestion or provocativeness — rather than amplify what was already there.”
From Washington Post ● Dec. 30, 2016
Liz Heron, who also attended the 6 p.m. show, appreciated its provocativeness.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 25, 2016
It would be formulaic if it were done on anything below full throttle, and if it weren't for the provocativeness of his ideas.
From The Guardian ● Dec. 20, 2012
Kissinger again displays an intellectual ambition, provocativeness and mix of sweep and detail that make other memoirs seem pale.
From Time Magazine Archive
The tough swaggering gesture, the quavering song well sung, the couplet neatly capped, the back turned to the charging bull, the mantilla draped with exquisite provocativeness; all that was lo flamenco.
From Rosinante to the Road Again by John Dos Passos
