Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A challenge.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Provocative.
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- adjective
provocative
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Examples
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“I see this as a void for someone who creates discussion,” he went on, “who is again provocatory, but not because they dance on tables.”
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After a short silence, Sister Hymnody offered a provocatory in plaintone, though her sweet bell-like voice quavered.
Son of a Witch Maguire, Gregory 2005
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Our mission here is as surely provocatory as it is investigatory.
My Enemy My Ally Diane Duane 2000
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Our mission here is as surely provocatory as it is investigatory.
Rihannsu: The Bloodwing Voyages Diane Duane with Peter Morwood 2000
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Our mission here is as surely provocatory as it is investigatory.
Rihannsu: The Bloodwing Voyages Diane Duane with Peter Morwood 2000
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Our mission here is as surely provocatory as it is investigatory.
My Enemy My Ally Diane Duane 2000
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Our mission here is as surely provocatory as it is investigatory.
Rihannsu: The Bloodwing Voyages Diane Duane with Peter Morwood 2000
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Our mission here is as surely provocatory as it is investigatory.
My Enemy My Ally Diane Duane 2000
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Do you know why there is this provocatory attitude?
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In our understanding this is a provocatory act since this submarine. .what danger was there?
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