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provocatively

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pro·voc·a·tive  (pr-vk-tv)
adj.
Tending to provoke or stimulate.
pro·voca·tive n.
pro·voca·tive·ly adv.
pro·voca·tive·ness n.
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Adv.1.provocatively - in a provocative manner; "`Try it,' he said provocatively"
provokingly
Translations
provocatively [prəˈvɒkətɪvlɪ] ADV
1. (= aggressively) [act, behave] → de modo provocador; [say] → provocadoramente
2. (= seductively) [dress, smile] → de forma provocativa
provocatively
adv
→ provozierend, provokatorisch; provocatively entitled … → mit dem provokativen Titel …
(= erotically, seductively) say, behave → herausfordernd; dress → provozierend; provocatively dressed → aufreizend gekleidet; she smiled provocatively → sie lächelte aufreizend
provocatively [prəˈvɒkətɪvlɪ] adv (see adj) → provocatoriamente, in modo provocatorio, in modo provocante, in modo stimolante
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As soon as the provocatively gay strains of Daniel Cooper (somewhat resembling those of a merry peasant dance) began to sound, all the doorways of the ballroom were suddenly filled by the domestic serfs- the men on one side and the women on the other- who with beaming faces had come to see their master making merry.
War and Peace by Tolstoy, Leo View in context
 
 
 
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