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Provocative vs Stimulative - What's the difference?

provocative | stimulative |

As adjectives the difference between provocative and stimulative

is that provocative is serving or tending to elicit a strong, often negative sentiment in another person; exasperating while stimulative is having a stimulating effect.

As nouns the difference between provocative and stimulative

is that provocative is while stimulative is that which stimulates; a stimulant.

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 [...].
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    stimulative

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Having a stimulating effect.

    • Derived terms

    * stimulativeness

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • That which stimulates; a stimulant.