provocatief
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]Ultimately derived from Late Latin prōvocātīvus, from prōvocō + -īvus. By surface analysis, provocatie + -ief. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.
Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]provocatief (comparative provocatiever, superlative provocatiefst)
- provocative
- serving or tending to elicit a strong, often negative sentiment in another person; exasperating
- serving or tending to excite, stimulate or arouse sexual interest; sexy
- provoking or triggering any response
Declension
[edit]| Declension of provocatief | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| uninflected | provocatief | |||
| inflected | provocatieve | |||
| comparative | provocatiever | |||
| positive | comparative | superlative | ||
| predicative/adverbial | provocatief | provocatiever | het provocatiefst het provocatiefste | |
| indefinite | m./f. sing. | provocatieve | provocatievere | provocatiefste |
| n. sing. | provocatief | provocatiever | provocatiefste | |
| plural | provocatieve | provocatievere | provocatiefste | |
| definite | provocatieve | provocatievere | provocatiefste | |
| partitive | provocatiefs | provocatievers | — | |
Synonyms
[edit]Related terms
[edit]Descendants
[edit]- → Indonesian: provokatif