provocatively
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- adverb
- /prəˈvɑːkətɪvli/
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provocativamente
- Public Citizen, a prominent U.S.-based NGO and early critic of free trade, published a report provocatively titled NAFTA's Broken Promises.
- provocatively titled
- provocatively suggested
- dress provocatively
There are protests against people who think that when women dress provocatively, provocatively, that they're asking for it.
- There are protests against people who think that when women dress provocatively, provocatively, that they're asking for it.
- Andrew Tate has said some things provocatively and probably intentionally to stir up controversy.
- So that's why I provocatively picked Bill Clinton, because I don't think on economic policy he was all that brilliant or virtuous.
- The most obscenely provocatively, sexually explicit pictures that you can imagine.
- But most provocatively, yes says he sees something of himself in Lee Harvey Oswald to just the prior month shot Kennedy.
Examples
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His head was cocked provocatively, as though he knew something no one else could fathom.
Fiction book (1999) -
He smiled provocatively, challenging anyone to confront him.
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Of course, I have put this too provocatively in my title.
Academic text (1995) -
And, more provocatively: did the humans of that time somehow share the cave with them?
Academic text (2011) -
Susan Stewart has written provocatively about the subject of giants in Western culture.
Academic text (2004) -
I think, to put it as provocatively as possible, that Hegel is more materialist than Marx himself.
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So that's why I provocatively picked Bill Clinton, because I don't think on economic policy he was all that brilliant or virtuous.
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Indeed, as Gerken and Holzblatt provocatively speculate, spillovers may have positive effects.
Academic text (2017) -
"Kaffertjie," by Johan Engelbrecht, is a provocatively titled novelization of a most remarkable true story.
Blog text (28) -
The artist painted provocatively, sparking discussions about societal norms.
Synonyms
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In a way that makes fun of someone to upset them
To try to annoy someone or make them react
In a bold, shocking way that challenges people
In a way that tries to make someone react
Antonyms
How Provocative
Surface Forms
Morphology
provocatively = provocative (transparent) = provoke + provocative + provoke + ative + ly
The adverb is readily derived by adding the productive adverbial suffix '-ly' to the adjective 'provocative', whose meaning directly relates to 'provoke'.
Etymology
Provocatively comes from Latin parts pro- 'forward' and vocare 'to call', so it originally meant 'to call forward' or 'to challenge'. Think of the related word provoke, which means to make someone react, so to act provocatively is to try to cause a strong reaction on purpose.