provocatively

[pruh-vahk-uh-tiv-lee]

adverb

1. in a way or to a degree that tends to provoke; in a stimulating, titillating, or irritating way.

Example Sentences

Thirty-six men were detained, along with a dozen “provocatively dressed” women, the affidavit said.

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“The administration has unnecessarily and provocatively deployed the military in a way that reflects the very fears that our founding fathers had,” Maurer said.

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He has hired clearly and provocatively unqualified people for some of the most important jobs in the administration.

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But instead of provocatively pursuing that unholy bond, the director only finds chum.

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In July, long-range bombers from both countries provocatively patrolled the Arctic Ocean near Alaska in the United States.

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