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Definition
tending to provoke, excite, or stimulate — especially controversy, sexual desire, or anger
- Mrs. Lish's Fifth Avenue parties were no less provocative; the seduction and intimidation of young people was an activity both Lishes enjoyed.p. 373.8
- "Don't you see how deliberately provocative this is?p. 227.9
There are no more uses of "provocative" in A Prayer for Owen Meany.
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