provocative

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/prəˈvɒkətɪv/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/prəˈvɑkətɪv/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(prə vokə tiv)


WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025
pro•voc•a•tive /prəˈvɑkətɪv/USA pronunciation   adj. 
  1. tending or serving to provoke.
  2. stimulating;
    enticing:a provocative smile.
pro•voc•a•tive•ly, adv. See -voc-.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
pro•voc•a•tive  (prə vokə tiv),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. tending or serving to provoke;
    inciting, stimulating, irritating, or vexing.

n. 
  1. something provocative.
  • Late Latin prōvocātīvus. See provocation, -ive
  • late Middle English 1375–1425
pro•voca•tive•ly, adv. 
pro•voca•tive•ness, n. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
provocative / prəˈvɒkətɪv/
  1. acting as a stimulus or incitement, esp to anger or sexual desire; provoking: a provocative look, a provocative remark
proˈvocatively
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