provocatively
adverb/prəˈvɒkətɪvli/
/prəˈvɑːkətɪvli/
- in a way that is intended to make people angry or upset; in a way that is intended to make people argue about something
- ‘Popular culture’, he remarked provocatively, ‘means nothing to me.’
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- in a way that is intended to make somebody sexually excited
- The girls were all dancing provocatively.
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