- 1. a. Serving or tending to provoke, excite, or stimulate; exciting. Source: opted
- 2. n. Anything that is provocative; a stimulant; as, a provocative of appetite. Source: opted
- 3. adj. serving or tending to provoke, excite, or stimulate; stimulating discussion or exciting controversy Source: wordnet
- 4. adj. intentionally arousing sexual desire Source: wordnet
- 5. Serving or tending to provoke, excite, or stimulate; exciting. Anything that is provocative; a stimulant; as, a provocative of appetite. Source: webster
- 6. Serving or tending to provoke, excite, or stimulate; exciting. Source: adambom
- 7. j:100 a. serving or tending to provoke, excite, or stimulate; stimulating discussion or exciting controversy s. exciting sexual desire Source: ecdict
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