Adjective: provocative pru'vó-ku-tiv
- Serving or tending to provoke, excite, or stimulate; stimulating discussion or exciting controversy
"provocative Irish tunes which … compel the hearers to dance"; "a provocative remark"; "a provocative smile"
- Intentionally arousing sexual desire
"her gestures and postures became more wanton and provocative"
See also: agitating, agitative, challenging, charged, exciting, incendiary, incitive, inflammatory, instigative, intriguing, provoking, rabble-rousing, rousing, seditious, sexy [informal]
Antonym: unprovocative
Encyclopedia: Provocative