Usually means: Designed to provoke or stimulate.
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  1. provocatory: Merriam-Webster
  2. provocatory: Collins English Dictionary
  3. provocatory: Wordnik
  4. provocatory: Wiktionary
  5. Provocatory: Dictionary.com
  6. Provocatory: Online Plain Text English Dictionary
  7. provocatory: Webster's Revised Unabridged, 1913 Edition
  8. Provocatory: AllWords.com Multi-Lingual Dictionary
  9. provocatory: FreeDictionary.org
  10. Provocatory: TheFreeDictionary.com

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▸ adjective:  provocative

Similar:
provocative, provoking, inflammatory, incensive, outrageous, sensational, irritative, eristic, irritating, inciteful, more...

Opposite:
unprovocative, non-provocative, calming, soothing, pacifying

Types:
insulting, taunting, teasing, mocking, belittling, provoking, instigating, egging on, more...

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Similar:
provocative, provoking, inflammatory, incensive, outrageous, sensational, irritative, eristic, irritating, inciteful, more...

Opposite:
unprovocative, non-provocative, calming, soothing, pacifying

Types:
insulting, taunting, teasing, mocking, belittling, provoking, instigating, egging on, more...



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