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provocative |
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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