Motivative and Provocative

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Motivative adjective - Impelling to action.

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Provocative and motivative are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Provocative" instead an adjective "Motivative".

Provocative adjective - Serving or likely to arouse a strong reaction.

Usage example: a provocative editorial that sparked a heated discussion

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Motivative and provocative are semantically related. You can use "Motivative" instead an adjective "Provocative".

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