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provocatory

provocatory adjective: provocative.

Adjective

provocatory (comparative more provocatory, superlative most provocatory)

  1. provocative
    • provocatory actions
    • provocatory conduct

Forms of provocatory

comparativemore provocatory
superlativemost provocatory

Origin of provocatory

From Late Latin provocatorius, from Latin provoco.

Questions about provocatory

What does provocatory mean?
Provocatory means provocative.
What part of speech is provocatory?
Provocatory is an adjective.

Words near provocatory in the dictionary

  1. provocatively
  2. provocativeness
  3. provocatives
  4. provocator
  5. provocators
  6. provocatory
  7. provocatrice
  8. provocatrix
  9. provok't
  10. provokable
  11. provokatsiya

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