provocative
/prəˈvɑk·ə·t̬ɪv/ adjDefinition
› intended to cause a reaction, esp. anger or annoyance, or to force you to think more carefully about something: a provocative speech provocative advertisements › If behavior or clothing is provocative, it is likely to cause sexual desire.
(Definition of provocative adj from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary
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