Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré. d'Émile Littré. 1872-1877.
Provocative — Pro*vo ca*tive, a. [L. provocativus: cf. OF. provocatif.] Serving or tending to provoke, excite, or stimulate; exciting. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
provokativ — pro|vo|ka|tiv <nach gleichbed. engl. provocative, dies über fr. provocatif aus spätlat. provocativus »hervorlockend«> herausfordernd, eine Provokation (1) enthaltend; vgl. ↑...iv/...orisch … Das große Fremdwörterbuch
provocative — early 15c., from obsolete Fr. provocatif (15c.), from L.L. provocativus, from L. provocare (see PROVOKE (Cf. provoke)). Specifically of sexual desire from 1620s. Related: Provocatively … Etymology dictionary
provocative — adj. & n. adj. 1 (usu. foll. by of) tending to provoke, esp. anger or sexual desire. 2 intentionally annoying. n. a provocative thing. Derivatives: provocatively adv. provocativeness n. Etymology: ME f. obs. F provocatif ive f. LL provocativus… … Useful english dictionary
