provocatief

Dutch

Etymology

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

  • IPA(key): /proː.voː.kaːˈtif/
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  • Hyphenation: pro‧vo‧ca‧tief

Adjective

provocatief (comparative provocatiever, superlative provocatiefst)

  1. provocative
    1. serving or tending to elicit a strong, often negative sentiment in another person; exasperating
    2. serving or tending to excite, stimulate or arouse sexual interest; sexy
    3. provoking or triggering any response

Declension

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

Descendants

  • → Indonesian: provokatif
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