adj. serving or tending to provoke, excite, or stimulate; stimulating discussion or exciting controversy; "a provocative remark"; "a provocative smile"; "provocative Irish tunes which...compel the hearers to dance"- Anthony Trollope

adj. exciting sexual desire; "her gestures and postures became more wanton and provocative"

adj. stimulating interest and discussion; "an exciting novel"

adj. capable of arousing interest or curiosity; "our team came up with some most intriguing finds"

adj. so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness; "a boring evening with uninteresting people"; "the deadening effect of some routine tasks"; "a dull play"; "his competent but dull performance"; "a ho-hum speaker who couldn't capture their attention"; "what an irksome task the writing of long letters is"- Edmund Burke; "tedious days on the train"; "the tiresome chirping of a cricket"- Mark Twain; "other people's dreams are dreadfully wearisome"

adj. tending to entice into a desired action or state

adj. capturing interest as if by a spell; "bewitching smile"; "Roosevelt was a captivating speaker"; "enchanting music"; "an enthralling book"; "antique papers of entrancing design"; "a fascinating woman"

adj. highly attractive and able to arouse hope or desire; "an alluring prospect"; "her alluring smile"; "the voice was low and beguiling"; "difficult to say no to an enticing advertisement"; "a tempting invitation"

adj. pleasing or delighting; "endowed with charming manners"; "a charming little cottage"; "a charming personality"

adj. attracting or delighting; "an engaging frankness"; "a piquant face with large appealing eyes"

adj. very pleasantly inviting; "a tantalizing aroma"; "a tempting repast"

adj. arousing desire or expectation for something unattainable or mockingly out of reach; "a tantalizing taste of success"

adj. commanding attention; "an arresting drawing of people turning into animals"; "a sensational concert--one never to be forgotten"; "a stunning performance"

adj. causing a surge of emotion or excitement; "she gave a electrifying performance"; "a thrilling performer to watch"

adj. exciting strong but not unpleasant emotions; "a stirring speech"

adj. capable of arousing interest or curiosity; "our team came up with some most intriguing finds"

adj. so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness; "a boring evening with uninteresting people"; "the deadening effect of some routine tasks"; "a dull play"; "his competent but dull performance"; "a ho-hum speaker who couldn't capture their attention"; "what an irksome task the writing of long letters is"- Edmund Burke; "tedious days on the train"; "the tiresome chirping of a cricket"- Mark Twain; "other people's dreams are dreadfully wearisome"

adj. sexually exciting or gratifying; "sensual excesses"; "a sultry look"; "a sultry dance"

adj. creating or arousing excitement; "an exciting account of her trip"

adj. sexually satisfying yourself (as by masturbation)

adj. like a coquette

adj. giving sexual pleasure; sexually arousing

adj. suggestive of sexual impropriety; "a blue movie"; "blue jokes"; "he skips asterisks and gives you the gamy details"; "a juicy scandal"; "a naughty wink"; "naughty words"; "racy anecdotes"; "a risque story"; "spicy gossip"

adj. having strong sexual appeal; "juicy barmaids"; "a red-hot mama"; "a voluptuous woman"; "a toothsome blonde in a tight dress"

adj. driven by lust; preoccupied with or exhibiting lustful desires; "libidinous orgies"

adj. given to excessive indulgence in sexual activity; "a lecherous gleam in his eye"; "a lecherous good-for-nothing"

adj. characterized by lust; "eluding the lubricious embraces of her employer"; "her sensuous grace roused his lustful nature"; "prurient literature"; "prurient thoughts"; "a salacious rooster of a little man"

adj. used of frenzied sexual activity

adj. having excessive sexual desire or appeal

adj. designed to arouse lust; "pornographic films and magazines"

adj. characterized by sexuality; "highly sexed"

adj. desiring but deprived of sexual gratification

adj. engagingly stimulating or provocative; "a piquant wit"; "salty language"

adj. capable of arousing enthusiasm or excitement; "a rousing sermon"; "stirring events such as wars and rescues"

adj. stimulating interest or thought; "a challenging hypothesis"; "a thought-provoking book"

adj. not provocative