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Provocative

Provocative Meaning & Definition
Provocative Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Provocative?

[adj] 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
[adj] exciting sexual desire; "her gestures and postures became more wanton and provocative"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Provocative: agitating | agitative | challenging | charged | incendiary | incitive | inflammatory | instigative | intriguing | provoking | rabble-rousing | rousing | seditious | sexy

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See Also | exciting

Provocative In Webster's Dictionary

\Pro*vo"ca*tive\, a. [L. provocativus: cf. OF. provocatif.] Serving or tending to provoke, excite, or stimulate; exciting.
\Pro*vo"ca*tive\, n. Anything that is provocative; a stimulant; as, a provocative of appetite.

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