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provocative
Adjective
  • ∙ Serving or tending to elicit a strong, often negative sentiment in another person; exasperating.
  • ∙ Serving or tending to excite, stimulate or arouse sexual interest.
Noun
  • ∙ Something that provokes an appetite, especially a sexual appetite; an aphrodisiac. [from 15th c.] now historical