adj.引起争论的；adj.刺激的,
Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
provocative (adjective)serving or tending to , excite, or stimulate - provoke a provocative question
Merriam-Webster Online Thesaurus
provocative (adjective)serving or likely to arouse a strong reaction
SYNONYMS:
charged, edgy, exciting, inciting, instigating, instigative, piquing, provoking, stimulatingRELATED WORDS:
explosive, fiery, incendiary, inflammatory, triggering; inducing, inspirational, inspiring, motivating, motivational, motivative; jeering, taunting, teasing; activating, energizing, galvanizing, quickening, vitalizing; angering, enraging, maddening, upsetting; aggravating, annoying, bothersome, exasperating, galling, irksome, irritating, pesky, vexatious, vexingNEAR ANTONYMS:
subduing