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Provocative vs Titillating - What's the difference?

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Provocative is a related term of titillating.


As adjectives the difference between provocative and titillating

is that provocative is serving or tending to elicit a strong, often negative sentiment in another person; exasperating while titillating is pleasantly and sensually exciting.

As a noun provocative

is .

As a verb titillating 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 [...].
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    titillating

    English

    Verb

    (head)

    • Adjective

    (-)
  • Pleasantly and sensually exciting.
  • Arousing.