provocatively
provocatively adverb: in a provocative manner.
Adverb
provocatively (comparative more provocatively, superlative most provocatively)
- 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."1950, Norman Lindsay, Dust or Polish?, Sydney: Angus and Robertson, page 75
- Scottie, a precocious 10-year old,^([sic]) wears provocatively sloganed T-shirts and harasses her peers by text message.2007 May 20, Joanna Kavenna, “While You Were Out”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 12 Feb 2020
provocatively meaning in Bengali
provocatively in Bengali
- উস্কানিমূলক ভাবে
Forms of provocatively
| comparative | more provocatively |
|---|---|
| superlative | most provocatively |
Origin of provocatively
From provocative + -ly.
Questions about provocatively
- What does provocatively mean?
- Provocatively means in a provocative manner.
- What is provocatively in Bengali?
- Provocatively in Bengali is উস্কানিমূলক ভাবে. See Provocatively meaning in Bengali.
- What part of speech is provocatively?
- Provocatively is an adverb.
Words near provocatively in the dictionary
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