—adj.
1 (usu. foll. by of) tending to provoke, esp. anger or sexual desire.
2 intentionally annoying.
—n. a provocative thing.
Derivatives:
provocatively adv. provocativeness n.
Etymology: ME f. obs. F provocatif -ive f. LL provocativus (as PROVOKE)
Useful english dictionary. 2012.