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provocatively

adv

Etymology

From provocative + -ly.

  1. derived from provocare
  2. borrowed from provocativus
  3. borrowed from provocatif
  4. formed as provocatively — “provocative + -ly”

Definitions

  1. In a provocative manner.

    • Scottie, a precocious 10-year old,^([sic]) wears provocatively sloganed T-shirts and harasses her peers by text message.

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