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Candy Posted 21 years ago
Could you please tell me the difference between 'provocative' and 'provokable' ?
It is possible to interchange 'provocative' and 'provokable' in the following sentence?
"What the casual gamer wants is something that is challenging, but challenging in a more provocative way."
Many thanks in advance.
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Provocative / provokable
Could you please tell me the difference between 'provocative' and 'provokable' ?
It is possible to interchange 'provocative' and 'provokable' in the following sentence?
"What the casual gamer wants is something that is challenging, but challenging in a more provocative way."
Many thanks in advance.
Top answer
'provokable' is not listed in my dictionary. Are you sure it's a word? It sounds very strange to my ear.
- 'provokable' is not listed in my dictionary.
- Are you sure it's a word?
- It sounds very strange to my ear.
- I would not use that word at all.
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'provokable' is not listed in my dictionary. Are you sure it's a word? It sounds very strange to my ear. I would not use that word at all.
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Hello CJ,
Thanks for your reply.
My dictionary(Oxford) has 'provokable' as a derivative of 'provoke.'
As I came across the word for the first time, I looked it up in my dictionary.....but I didn't get its meaning clearly.
I searched the Internet too, but again, I couldn't understand the difference.
Thanks for your reply.
My dictionary(Oxford) has 'provokable' as a derivative of 'provoke.'
As I came across the word for the first time, I looked it up in my dictionary.....but I didn't get its meaning clearly.
I searched the Internet too, but again, I couldn't understand the difference.
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My understanding of it is as follows:
'provokable' is 'able to be provoked', 'he who can be provoked'. (It's a passive concept.)
'provocative' is 'tending to provoke'. (It's an active concept.)
A provocative idea provokes the thoughts and/or feelings of a provokable person.
Compare:
An impressive sight impresses (makes a
'provokable' is 'able to be provoked', 'he who can be provoked'. (It's a passive concept.)
'provocative' is 'tending to provoke'. (It's an active concept.)
A provocative idea provokes the thoughts and/or feelings of a provokable person.
Compare:
An impressive sight impresses (makes a
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Hi CJ,
Thank you so much for answering my strange(!!) question.
Now it's getting clearer to me.
Provokable, impressionable - passive concept
I really appreciate the examples you showed me. I can easily see the difference.
Thank you so much for answering my strange(!!) question.
Now it's getting clearer to me.
Provokable, impressionable - passive concept
I really appreciate the examples you showed me. I can easily see the difference.
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