"No one even suspects our intimacy," said the secretary provocatively to her boss.
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Provocatively
Synonyms for "provocatively" (1 found)
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Adverb(1 words)
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6 translations across 5 languages.
Catalan
1 entries- provocativament adv (in a provocative manner)
Finnish
2 entries- provokatiivisesti adv (in a provocative manner)
- provokatorisesti adv (in a provocative manner)
Hungarian
1 entries- provokatívan adv (in a provocative manner)
Polish
1 entries- wyzywająco adv (in a provocative manner)
Spanish
1 entries- provocativamente adv (in a provocative manner)
Sample sentences
3 total sentences available.
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."
Source: wiktionary
Scottie, a precocious 10-year old,^([sic]) wears provocatively sloganed T-shirts and harasses her peers by text message.
Source: wiktionary
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