adjective. Tending to provoke or stimulate.

Serving or tending to provoke, excite, or stimulate; exciting; apt to incense or enrage: as, provocative threats.

noun. Anything that tends to excite appetite or passion; a stimulant.

adjective. Serving or tending to provoke, excite, or stimulate; exciting.

noun. Anything that is provocative; a stimulant.

adjective. Serving or tending to provoke, excite, or stimulate; exciting.

noun. Anything that provokes; a stimulant; as, a provocative of appetite.

adjective. exciting sexual desire

adjective. serving or tending to provoke, excite, or stimulate; stimulating discussion or exciting controversy

"The United States, South Korea and Japan have expressed reluctance to talk with North Korea at the present time, fearing that would reward Pyongyang for what they call provocative behavior."

agitating  agitative  challenging  charged  incendiary  

evocative  

aggressive  compel  confuse  controversial  disturb  

acceptable  adorable  aggravating  aggravative  agitating