different between peppy vs provocative

English

Etymology

pep +? -y

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?p?pi/

Adjective

peppy (comparative peppier, superlative peppiest)

1. Full of pep; energetic, cheerful, and vigorous; bouncy

   Cedric was not feeling peppy when he woke up two hours before dawn.

Synonyms

• energetic, lively, perky, sparky, zippy
• full of pep, full of vim and vigor

Antonyms

• enervated, exhausted, lethargic, solemn

Translations

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /p???v?k.?.t?v/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /p???v?k.?.t?v/

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; sexy.

Related terms

• provoke
• provocation
• provocator

Related terms

• provocateur

Translations

Noun

provocative (plural provocatives)

1. (obsolescent) 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

pr?voc?t?ve

1. vocative masculine singular of pr?voc?t?vus