Entry 2 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

Provocative

/prōv-äk'-ət-ĭv/ · Pro·vo·ca·tive · IPA /pɹəˈvɑ.kə.tɪv/

01 a. Serving or tending to provoke, excite, or stimulate; exciting.

1.
Serving or tending to provoke, excite, or stimulate; exciting.

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

1.
Anything that is provocative; a stimulant; as, a provocative of appetite.