The meaning of PROVOCATIVE is serving or tending to provoke, excite, or stimulate. How to use provocative in a sentence.

provocative adjective (MAKE ANGRY) causing an angry reaction, usually intentionally: a provocative question / remark

acting as a stimulus or incitement, esp to anger or sexual desire; provoking: a provocative look; a provocative remark.

If you describe something as provocative, you mean that it is intended to make people react angrily or argue against it. He has made a string of outspoken and sometimes provocative speeches in recent …

Definition of provocative adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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.

PROVOCATIVE definition: tending or serving to provoke; inciting, stimulating, irritating, or vexing. See examples of provocative used in a sentence.

There are five meanings listed in OED's entry for the word provocative, one of which is labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

PROVOCATIVE meaning: 1 : causing discussion, thought, argument, etc.; 2 : causing sexual feelings or excitement sexy

Provocative refers to something that incites a response or makes people think deeply, often by challenging thoughts or feelings.