pro·voc·a·tive
pro·voc·a·tive/prəˈväkədiv/
adjective
causing annoyance, anger, or another strong reaction, especially deliberately.
"a provocative article"
synonyms: annoying, irritating, exasperating, infuriating, provoking, maddening, goading, vexing, galling, affronting, insulting, offensive, inflaming, rousing, arousing, agitational, inflammatory, incendiary, controversial, aggravating, in-your-face, instigative, agitative
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The meaning of PROVOCATIVE is serving or tending to provoke, excite, or stimulate. How to use provocative in a sentence.
tending or serving to provoke; inciting, stimulating, irritating, or vexing. noun.
/prəˈvɒkətɪv/ · adjective. serving or tending to provoke, excite, or stimulate; stimulating discussion or exciting controversy. “a provocative remark”. “a ...
provocative adjective (SEXUAL). If behavior or clothing is provocative, it is intended to cause sexual desire: She slowly leaned forward in a provocative way.
adjective · exciting · charged · provoking · motivational · motivating · stimulating · edgy · inciting · motivative · inflammatory.
1. provoking or tending to provoke, as to action, thought, feeling, etc.; stimulating, erotic, irritating, etc.
intended to make people angry or upset; intended to make people argue about something. a provocative remark; He doesn't really mean that—he's just being ...
Serving or tending to excite, stimulate or arouse sexual interest; sexy. Provoking or triggering any response. quotations ▽.