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adj. Tending to provoke or stimulate.

adj. Serving or tending to provoke, excite, or stimulate; exciting.

n. Anything that provokes; a stimulant; as, a provocative of appetite.

adj. Serving or tending to provoke, excite, or stimulate; exciting.

n. Anything that is provocative; a stimulant.

Serving or tending to provoke, excite, or stimulate; exciting; apt to incense or enrage: as, provocative threats.

n. Anything that tends to excite appetite or passion; a stimulant.

adj. exciting sexual desire

adj. serving or tending to provoke, excite, or stimulate; stimulating discussion or exciting controversy

"The United States, South Korea and Japan have expressed reluctance to talk with North Korea at the present time, fearing that would reward Pyongyang for what they call provocative behavior."

sexy    rousing    rabble-rousing    agitating    incendiary    provoking    intriguing    seditious    charged    inflammatory   

exciting    stimulant    incentive    irritating   

evocative   

seductive    erotic    compel    sexy    fascinate    disturb    aggressive    suggestive    sarcastic    confuse