PROVOCATIVE


Meaning of PROVOCATIVE in English

adj. & n.

adj. 1 (usu. foll. by of) tending to provoke, esp. anger or sexual desire. 2 intentionally annoying.

n. a provocative thing. provocatively adv. provocativeness n.

[ ME f. obs. F provocatif -ive f. LL provocativus (as PROVOKE) ]

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