provokableadj.
/prəˈvəʊkəbl/, /ˈprɒvəkəbl/, U.S. /prəˈvoʊkəb(ə)l/, /proʊˈvoʊkəb(ə)l/ Capable of being provoked or incited to strong emotion; (also, of a reaction, etc.) liable to be provoked or stimulated; = provocable adj.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > emotion > anger > irritation > [adjective] > able to be
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1678 R. Cudworth True Intellect. Syst. Universe i. iv. 188 The Inferior Gods,..being also Irascible, and therefore Provokable by our neglect of them.
1711 Ld. Shaftesbury Characteristicks I. i. 41 An unsteddy, changeable, easily provokable, and revengeful man.
1898 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) B. 190 143 The motor reactions, provokable from the former, are less ample and less numerous than from the latter.
1909 Colorado Springs Gaz. 25 May 7/6–7 (advt.) More about that lovable, adorable, provokable, and altogether irresistible young woman.
1953 G. J. Nathan Theatre in Fifties 11 Laughter..is regarded as being provokable only by the established and accepted elementals of humor.
1989 N.Y. Times (Nexis) 6 Dec. a28 Art was put on the street where provokable people go. The confrontation that occurred was one of the very few cases where the art served its purpose.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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