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Provocative

  1. adjective

    serving or tending to provoke, excite, or stimulate; stimulating discussion or exciting controversy; ; ; - Anthony Trollope

    “a provocative remark”

  2. adjective

    exciting sexual desire

    “her gestures and postures became more wanton and provocative”

Word family

provocativeness · provocatively

Word parts

voc · pro-