Instigative

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Tending to instigate.

    "Some are Instigative, and others Arrestive."

Adjective
  1. 1
    arousing to action or rebellion wordnet

Synonyms

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incendiaryincentiveincitiveinflammatoryrabble rousingrabble-rousing

Example

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"Some are Instigative, and others Arrestive."

Etymology

From instigate + -ive.

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