provocative

provocative is a 11-letter English word with 4 senses as adjective and noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: Serving or tending to provoke, excite, or stimulate; exciting. Face value is 21 in Scrabble and 25 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

11 letters · Scrabble 21 · Words With Friends 25 · 4 senses

Definitions

1. adjective. Serving or tending to provoke, excite, or stimulate; exciting.
2. noun. Anything that is provocative; a stimulant; as, a provocative of appetite.
3. adjective. serving or tending to provoke, excite, or stimulate; stimulating discussion or exciting controversy- Anthony Trollope

   "a provocative remark"

   "a provocative smile"

4. adjective. exciting sexual desire

   "her gestures and postures became more wanton and provocative"

Common word forms

provocatives, provocatively, provocativeness

Words from these letters

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