provocatively
provocatively · more provocatively · most provocatively
provokativ
In a provocative mannerIn a provocative manner.
US/pɹoʊvˈɑkətɪvli/
» "No one even suspects our intimacy," said the secretary provocatively to her boss.
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1 sensesIn a provocative manner.
provokativ
in a provocative manner
Examples
1 sentences"No one even suspects our intimacy," said the secretary provocatively to her boss.
Translations
3 languagesDeutsch
By meaning 1
in a provocative manner:
Forms
more provocatively, most provocatively| Comparative | more provocatively Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most provocatively |
regular
Synonyms
1 synonymsClose in meaning
- in a provocative manner:provokingly
Word family
1 related wordsRelatedprovocative
Lessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Adverbs of manner — Because it is an -ly adverb
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.