Bible Dictionaries
Provocative

Webster's Dictionary

(1):

(n.) Anything that is provocative; a stimulant; as, a provocative of appetite.

(2):

(a.) Serving or tending to provoke, excite, or stimulate; exciting.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Provocative'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​p/provocative.html. 1828.