What does "provocative" mean?
Provocative: Serving or tending to provoke, excite, or stimulate; exciting.
Additional senses
- 2.Anything that is provocative; a stimulant; as, a provocative of appetite.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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