Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: provocative
IPA transcription: [pɹoʊv'ɑkətɪv]
adverb meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: provocative
    Meaning: serving or tending to provoke, excite, or stimulate; stimulating discussion or exciting controversy; "a provocative remark"; "a provocative smile"; "provocative Irish tunes which...compel the hearers to dance"- Anthony Trollope
Usage examples
  • They satisfy all one's zest for warfare without the distressing shedding of blood which attends real war, and regarded from the standpoint of humor, I know of nothing that, to the eye of an ordinarily keen observer, is more provocative of good, honest, wholesome mirth."