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  3  definitions  found 
 
  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  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  provocative 
  adj  1:  serving  or  tending  to  provoke,  excite,  or  stimulate;  "a 
  provocative  remark";  "a  provocative  smile"; 
  "provocative  Irish  tunes  which...compel  the  hearers  to 
  dance"-  Anthony  Trollope  [ant:  {unprovocative}] 
  2:  stimulating  discussion  or  exciting  controversy;  "a 
  provocative  novel"  [syn:  {exciting}] 
  3:  exciting  sexual  desire;  "her  gestures  and  postures  became 
  more  wanton  and  provocative" 




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