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instigative

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in·sti·gate  (nst-gt)
tr.v. in·sti·gat·ed, in·sti·gat·ing, in·sti·gates
1. To urge on; goad.
2. To stir up; foment.
[Latin nstgre, nstgt-; see steig- in Indo-European roots.]
insti·gation n.
insti·gative adj.
insti·gator n.
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Adj.1.instigative - arousing to action or rebellion
incitive, rabble-rousing, seditious, inflammatory, incendiary
provocative - serving or tending to provoke, excite, or stimulate; stimulating discussion or exciting controversy; "a provocative remark"; "a provocative smile"; "provocative Irish tunes which...compel the hearers to dance"- Anthony Trollope


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And already almost overcome and conquered not moderately by instigative and internal appetite, silently thinking, thoughts among me variously altercated: 'O most happy, above any other lover, is he who will join to her in love, if not wholly, in least in a shared part.
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