provokingly
Americanadverb
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Alas, Terry also admires Nadia, Célestin’s beautiful and provokingly reticent wife, a singer with a Haitian band.
From The New Yorker ● Mar. 21, 2016
One is macho aggressive, one is flailingly dumb, and one is provokingly prissy.
From Time Magazine Archive
Most startling, provokingly cryptic was Lord d'Abernon's conclusion: "The situation could be remedied within a month by joint action of the principal gold-using countries through the taking of necessary steps by the central banks."
From Time Magazine Archive
Disdaining pitchfork theatrics, he is a provokingly cool customer even when buying souls, with a tart, casual manner and a fine, stylish unwholesomeness.
From Time Magazine Archive
To make a knife, they take a piece of iron hoop, or iron in any practicable shape, and hammer away upon it at a provokingly slow rate.
From The Captive in Patagonia by Benjamin Franklin Bourne
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