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Provocative vs Reverent - What's the difference?

provocative | reverent |

As an adjective provocative

is serving or tending to elicit a strong, often negative sentiment in another person; exasperating.

As a noun provocative

is .

As a verb reverent 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 [...].
    ----

    reverent

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • showing respect or reverence; respectful