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provocatives

provocatives is the plural of provocative.

Meaning of provocative

Noun

provocative (plural provocatives)

  1. Something that provokes an appetite, especially a sexual appetite; an aphrodisiac.
    • She used by way of Provocative, to read the wanton Verses of her Paramour in the day time [...].1723, Charles Walker, Memoirs of the Life of Sally Salisbury

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Questions about provocatives

What is provocatives the plural of?
Provocatives is the plural of provocative.

Words near provocatives in the dictionary

  1. provocationists
  2. provocations
  3. provocative
  4. provocatively
  5. provocativeness
  6. provocatives
  7. provocator
  8. provocators
  9. provocatory
  10. provocatrice
  11. provocatrix

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