provocative

(prə-vŏk'ə-tĭv)
adj.
Tending to provoke or stimulate.

provocative pro·voc'a·tive n.
provocatively pro·voc'a·tive·ly adv.
provocativeness pro·voc'a·tive·ness n.

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adjective

Bordering on indelicacy or impropriety: blue, earthy, off-color, racy, risqué, salty, scabrous, spicy, suggestive. See decent/indecent.

adj

Definition: aggravating
Antonyms: calming, repressive, soothing, suppressive, unprovocative

adj

Definition: sexually stimulating
Antonyms: modest, unexciting, unprovocative, unstimulating

IN BRIEF: Tending to bring about.

It is a fascinating and provocative thought that a body of water deserves to be considered as an organism in its own right. — Lyall Watson

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• Beautiful, attractive, or well-formed
• Troublesome, Negative, Irresponsible, or Unpleasant

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - provokerende, æggende

Nederlands (Dutch)
provocerend, uitdagend

Français (French)
adj. - provocant, provocateur, qui fait réfléchir
n. - provocateur

Deutsch (German)
adj. - provozierend, herausfordernd
n. - Reiz(mittel)

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - προκλητικός
n. - κάτι το προκλητικό, ερεθιστικός, διεγερτικός

Italiano (Italian)
provocativo, provocatore

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - provocante
n. - provocação (f), estimulante (m)

Русский (Russian)
провокационный, соблазнительный, спорный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - provocador, provocativo, estimulante, afrodisíaco
n. - provocador, provocativo, calidad de provocativo o excitador

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - utmanande, retsam, provocerande
n. - retmedel, stimulerande medel

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
气人的, 刺激的, 挑拨的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 氣人的, 刺激的, 挑撥的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 성나게 하는, 도발적인

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 挑発的な

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) استفزازي, مثير, مهيج (الاسم) عمل استفزازي‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮מגרה, פרובוקטיבי, מעורר, מעורר תגובה נגדית‬

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