Provocatively

adv

adv ·5 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adverb
  1. 1
    In a provocative manner.

    "The two tables Peter approved of highly when they arrived next day and when Rita said provocatively to Peter's vanity, "Don't tell me you'll really be able to repeat that pattern as finely," Peter replied boastfully, "I'll do as good a job as the original, if not better.""

Adverb
  1. 1
    in a provocative manner wordnet

Synonyms

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provokingly

Example

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""No one even suspects our intimacy," said the secretary provocatively to her boss."

Etymology

From provocative + -ly.

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