Hypertext Webster Gateway: "provocative"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Provocative \Pro*vo"ca*tive\, a. [L. provocativus: cf. OF.
provocatif.]
Serving or tending to provoke, excite, or stimulate;
exciting.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Provocative \Pro*vo"ca*tive\, n.
Anything that is provocative; a stimulant; as, a provocative
of appetite.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
provocative
adj 1: 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 [ant: {unprovocative}]
2: exciting sexual desire; "her gestures and postures became
more wanton and provocative"
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