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Provocative vs Consuming - What's the difference?

provocative | consuming | Related terms |

Provocative is a related term of consuming.


As adjectives the difference between provocative and consuming

is that provocative is serving or tending to elicit a strong, often negative sentiment in another person; exasperating while consuming is holding one's attention or interest.

As a noun provocative

is .

As a verb consuming is

.

provocative

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Serving or tending to elicit a strong, often negative sentiment in another person; exasperating.
  • Serving or tending to excite, stimulate or arouse sexual interest.
  • Noun

    (en noun)
  • * 1723 , Charles Walker, Memoirs of the Life of Sally Salisbury :
  • She used by way of Provocative , to read the wanton Verses of her (Paramour) in the day time [...].
    ----

    consuming

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • Derived terms

    * time-consuming

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Holding one's attention or interest.
  • :: a consuming passion for wikis