Definition of provacative
1. provocative [ a ] serving or tending to provoke, excite, or stimulate; stimulating discussion or exciting controversy
Examples:
"a provocative remark"
"a provocative smile"
"provocative Irish tunes which...compel the hearers to dance"- Anthony Trollope
(Leo Lemon, "Catch Up With" and "Something to...)
Cause of all this commotion : squat , pug-nosed , balding , hopelessly ugly Jean-Pierre_Bravado , a Bogartian figure , who plays a sadistic , amoral , philosophic Tasti-Freeze salesman in old New-Waver Fredrico_de_Mille_Rossilini 's endlessly provocative film , A_Sour_Sponge .
Synonyms provocative Related Terms unprovocative agitative charged incendiary rousing challenging exciting2. provocative [ a ] stimulating interest and discussion
Examples:
"an exciting novel"
3. provocative [ a ] exciting sexual desire
Examples:
"her gestures and postures became more wanton and provocative"
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