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provocative, adj.
freq. cnt. 1
more info serving or tending to provoke, excite, or stimulate; stimulating discussion or exciting controversy
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provocative

sample sentences

"a provocative remark"
"a provocative smile"
"provocative Irish tunes which...compel the hearers to dance"- Anthony Trollope
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
provoke provoke provoke
antonym
unprovocative
semantic pointers
also see
exciting
similar to
agitative, agitating, provoking challenging, intriguing charged incendiary, incitive, inflammatory, instigative, rabble-rousing, seditious rousing
more info intentionally arousing sexual desire
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provocative

sample sentences

"her gestures and postures became more wanton and provocative"
semantic pointers
similar to
sexy