provocative adj. Provocative. Applies to the person who causes sexually to other gestures, attitudes, etc. , or with their physical appearance, or the same gestures, attitudes, etc. : "A provocative beauty". Horny, calientabraguetas, calientapollas, stirring, insinuante. Nonchalance. Dishonest. Shamelessness. Shamelessness. Indecent. Hawker. Sex.