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Webster 1913 Edition
Provocative
Pro-vo′ca-tive
,Adj.
[L.
provocativus
: cf. OF. provocatif
.] Serving or tending to provoke, excite, or stimulate; exciting.
Pro-vo′ca-tive
,Noun.
Anything that is provocative; a stimulant;
as, a
. provocative
of appetiteWebster 1828 Edition
Provocative
PROVO'CATIVE
,Adj.
PROVO'CATIVE
,Noun.
Definition 2024
provocative
provocative
English
Adjective
provocative (comparative more provocative, superlative most provocative)
- Serving or tending to elicit a strong, often negative sentiment in another person; exasperating.
- Serving or tending to excite, stimulate or arouse sexual interest.
Translations
tending to provoke strong negative feeling
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tending to arouse sexual interest
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Noun
provocative (plural provocatives)
- (now historical) Something that provokes an appetite, especially a sexual appetite; an aphrodisiac. [from 15th c.]
- 1723, Charles Walker, Memoirs of the Life of Sally Salisbury:
- She used by way of Provocative, to read the wanton Verses of her Paramour in the day time [...].
- 1723, Charles Walker, Memoirs of the Life of Sally Salisbury: