If something is provocative, it provokes a reaction. A provocative book might get people talking about a controversial idea. A provocative statement, such as "I hate babies," will get another kind of reaction.
Serving or tending to provoke, excite, or stimulate; exciting.
Adjective
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
Adjective S.
exciting sexual desire; "her gestures and postures became more wanton and provocative"
a.
Serving or tending to provoke, excite, or stimulate;
exciting.
n.
Anything that is provocative; a stimulant; as, a
provocative of appetite.
Provocative
Provocative
Serving or tending to provoke, excite, or stimulate; exciting.
Anything that is provocative; a stimulant;
Usage Examples
So there's nothing more provocative than taking a genre that everybody who's cool hates - and then making it cool.
Written poetry is different. Best thing is to see it in performance first, then read it. Performance is more provocative.
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Other Usage ExamplesWell, you got to remember, bin Laden killed 3,000 Americans and, in some ways, he and his ideology killed tens of thousands of his fellow Muslims, including Pakistanis. I understand that that was provocative and complicated for Pakistan, but only if you accept the idea that he was an acceptable member of Pakistani society.
It has been very erotic and provocative for people to wonder about my feelings for women.
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