Both Uses
provocative
in
Gone with the Wind
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- It was so nice to know that she looked pretty and provocative, and she impulsively bent forward and kissed her reflection in the mirror and then laughed at her own foolishness.†
Chpt 4.34
- Knowing his desire, she turned her head quickly but smiled provocatively at him out of the corners of her eyes.†
Chpt 4.34 *provocatively = in a manner that provokes, excites, or stimulates -- especially controversy, sexual desire, or anger
Definitions:
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(1)
(provocative) tending to provoke, excite, or stimulate -- especially controversy, anger, or sexual desire
- (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)