Meanings
adjectiveprovocatory (comparative more provocatory, superlative most provocatory)
comparative more provocatory · superlative most provocatory
Origin
- Latinprovoco
- Late Latinprovocatorius
- Englishprovocatory
From Late Latin provocatorius, from Latin provoco.
More words from Late Latin, Latin
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APA
provocatory. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/provocatory
MLA
“provocatory.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/provocatory. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “provocatory,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/provocatory.
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