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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)

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

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Provocative \Pro*vo"ca*tive\, a. [L. provocativus: cf. OF.
   provocatif.]
   Serving or tending to provoke, excite, or stimulate;
   exciting.
   [1913 Webster]

3. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Provocative \Pro*vo"ca*tive\, n.
   Anything that is provocative; a stimulant; as, a provocative
   of appetite.
   [1913 Webster]

Thesaurus Results for provocative:

1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

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