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provocative

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

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spellbinding

English

Etymology

spell +? binding

Adjective

spellbinding (comparative more spellbinding, superlative most spellbinding)

  1. Engrossing; fascinating; gaining rapt attention; captivating.
  2. Having the power to bind magically through the agency of a spell.

Translations

Anagrams

  • binding spell

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