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has gloss(adjective) 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
provocative
lexicalizationeng: provocative
Meaning
Arabic
lexicalizationara: مستفز
Esperanto
lexicalizationepo: provoka
Ido
lexicalizationido: provoko(-ul,-in)o
Italian
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opposite(adjective) not provocative
unprovocative, unprovoking
similar(adjective) causing or tending to cause anger or resentment; "a provoking delay at the airport"
agitating, provoking, agitative
similar(adjective) disturbingly provocative; "an intriguing smile"
challenging, intriguing
similar(adjective) capable of producing violent emotion or arousing controversy; "the highly charged issue of abortion"
charged
similar(adjective) arousing to action or rebellion
instigative, inflammatory, rabble-rousing, seditious, incitive, incendiary
similar(adjective) rousing to activity or heightened action as by spurring or goading; "tossed a rousing political comment into the conversation"
rousing

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