provocative






Contents






  • 1 English


    • 1.1 Etymology


    • 1.2 Pronunciation


    • 1.3 Adjective


      • 1.3.1 Related terms


      • 1.3.2 Translations




    • 1.4 Noun




  • 2 Latin


    • 2.1 Adjective







English



Etymology


Borrowed from Middle French provocatif, and its source, Late Latin provocativus, from Latin provocare.



Pronunciation




  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /pɹəˈvɒk.ə.tɪv/


  • (General American) IPA(key): /pɹəˈvɑk.ə.tɪv/



Adjective


provocative (comparative more provocative, superlative most provocative)



  1. Serving or tending to elicit a strong, often negative sentiment in another person; exasperating.

  2. Serving or tending to excite, stimulate or arouse sexual interest.



Related terms



  • provoke

  • provocation

  • provocator



Translations





Noun


provocative (plural provocatives)



  1. (archaic) 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 [...].






Latin



Adjective


prōvocātīve


  1. vocative masculine singular of prōvocātīvus



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