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Provocative

//pɹəˈvɒk.ə.tɪv// adj, noun

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Serving or tending to elicit a strong, often negative sentiment in another person; exasperating.
  2. 2
    Serving or tending to excite, stimulate or arouse sexual interest; sexy.
  3. 3
    Provoking or triggering any response.

    "[I]t is a terrible long and slippery descent, and a shocking bad road. At the bottom, however, there is a pleasant public; whereat we must really take a modest quencher, for the down air is provocative of thirst."

Adjective
  1. 1
    serving or tending to provoke, excite, or stimulate; stimulating discussion or exciting controversy wordnet
  2. 2
    intentionally arousing sexual desire wordnet
Noun
  1. 1
    Something that provokes an appetite, especially a sexual appetite; an aphrodisiac.

    "She used by way of Provocative, to read the wanton Verses of her Paramour in the day time [...]."

Etymology

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Middle French provocatif, and its source, Late Latin provocativus, from Latin provocare.

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Middle French provocatif, and its source, Late Latin provocativus, from Latin provocare.

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