Meaning of Provocative | Babel Free

Definitions

Something that provokes an appetite, especially a sexual appetite; an aphrodisiac.

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Examples

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

“[A]nd that one great and all-important occasion and provocative of these beliefs was actually the rise of self-consciousness — that is, the coming of the mind to a more or less distinct awareness of itself and of its own operation, and the consequent development and growth of Individualism, and of the Self-centred attitude in human thought and action.”

“In Turkey, Iran, and Syria salep is popular as a restorative and also as a provocative to amatory activity.”

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