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Provocative vs Engrossing - What's the difference?

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Provocative is a related term of engrossing.


As adjectives the difference between provocative and engrossing

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

As nouns the difference between provocative and engrossing

is that provocative is while engrossing is the act of one who engrosses, or buys up wholesale.

As a verb engrossing is

present participle of engross.

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 [...].
    ----

    engrossing

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • Present participle of engross

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Utterly consuming one's time and attention.
    • an engrossing documentary

    Synonyms

    * absorbing * fascinating

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act of one who engrosses, or buys up wholesale.