| provocative | adj 1. arousing anger, interest, etc, a. (of so.) bersikap provokatif: he was being extremely ~ that night and his remarks upset many people, dia bersikap begitu provokatif pd malam itu dan kata-katanya menimbulkan kemarahan ramai orang; b. (of st) bersifat provokatif: it was a ~ beginning, and the students were immediately interested, permulaan ucapan itu bersifat provokatif dan para pelajar segera tertarik dengannya; 2. arousing sexual desire, menggoda: she gave the stranger a ~ glance, dia memandang orang yg tdk dikenali itu dgn pandangan yg menggoda. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| provocatively | adv in a manner, a. (likely to cause anger, interest, etc) provokatif: he writes very ~ and has a wide following, karya-karyanya sangat provokatif dan ramai yg meminatinya; b. likely to arouse sexual desire, menggoda: she posed ~ for the photographer, gayanya begitu menggoda di hadapan kamera. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |