All 5 Uses of
provocative
in
Glory Road
- Not only did she have no trace of French accent but also—well, French women are at least slightly provocative at all times; they can't help it, it's ingrained in the French culture.†
Chpt 2
- There was nothing provocative about this woman—except that she was an incitement to riot just by existing.†
Chpt 2
- But, without being provocative, she had that rare gift for immediate intimacy; she spoke to me as a very old friend might speak, friends who knew each other's smallest foibles and were utterly easy tete-a-tete.†
Chpt 2
- But her sister stared back with sultry eyes, boldly provocative.
Chpt 8 *provocative = tending to stimulate interest or sexual desire
- I knew that Star enjoyed jeweled costumes; I knew she liked them naughty—not in the sense of crowding the taboos, there weren't any—but provocative, gilding the lily, accentuating what hardly needs it.†
Chpt 18
Definition:
tending to provoke, excite, or stimulate -- especially controversy, sexual desire, or anger