provocative
/prəˈvɒkətɪv/
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American sound/prəˈvɒkətɪv/
prəˈvɒkətɪv
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prə - ˈvɒkətɪv -> provocative
Myanmar meaning
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provocative /prǝ'vɒkǝtÇv/ adj
၁။ ဆွပေးသော။ တမင်တကာ စသော။ a provocative comment/ remark/ speech ❍ Ignore him— he's just being provocative.
၂။ ကာမရာဂ နှိုးဆွသော။ မြှူဆွယ်သော။ make a provocative gesture ❍ She was dressed to look provocative.
❏ provocatively adv မပေါ့်တပေါ် (ဝတ်စားလျက်)။
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challenging, provoking, stimulating, confrontational, offensive, insulting, aggravating, aggressive, alluring, annoying, arousing, beguiling, bewitching, cheeky, disturbing, enchanting, encouraging, enticing, erotic, exciting, galling, goading, heady, incendiary, incensing, inciting, inflammatory, influential, inspirational, interesting, intoxicating, intriguing, inviting, outrageous, pushing, rabble-rousing, seductive, sexually stimulating, sexy, spurring, stimulant, suggestive, tantalizing, tempting, vexing
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