Definition of Provocative

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Definition of Provocative
	Provocative Serving or tending to provoke, excite, or stimulate; exciting. Anything that is provocative; a stimulant; as, a provocative of appetite. Related Definitions: Anything, Appetite, As, Excite, Exciting, Is, Of, Or, Provocative, Provoke, Serving, Stimulant, Stimulate, Tending, That, To

Provocative Quotations

The use of military force against Iran would be very dangerous. It would be very provocative. The only thing worse would be Iran being a nuclear power.
Rudy Giuliani

It is true that I am often startled and even angered and repulsed by the strange directions and provocative content of new forms that seem to pop up every few months.
David Rockefeller

I think a newspaper should be provocative, stir 'em up, but you can't do that on television. It's just not on.
Rupert Murdoch

It has been very erotic and provocative for people to wonder about my feelings for women.
Catherine Deneuve

I don't think Fox News or Rush Limbaugh need Clinton it turns out. I think there's a hunger out there for - whether it's on the left or right - a more lively and provocative type of political journalism. I think Salon and Fox on the other side have both benefited from that.
David Talbot

Well, Well, Well, its certainly a compelling provocative exciting delicious to think about idea, smart people say the universe is so big there must be something statistically it could be likely there could be something happening on some other world.
Jeff Goldblum

I'd been to Memphis before, but we stayed out of Memphis early on in the late 70s for obvious reasons. People were very sensitive about Elvis Presley, and my stage name obviously would be provocative to some people in that area at that time.
Elvis Costello

I think that as I continue to write, my writing I hope will become more controversial and more provocative.
Christopher Darden

Sean's movies are provocative and challenging without being slick.
Robin Wright Penn

I am provocative, and I admit this. It isn't as if I'm only on the receiving end, a poor, frail little creature. I can be thoroughly nasty when I get going, and I don't pull my punches.
Helen Suzman

Provocative Translations

provocative in German is provokativ
provocative in Spanish is provocativo

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