provokingly
Americanadverb
Example Sentences
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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
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
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
“You boys ought to know those tracks,” he said provokingly.
From The Camp Fire Girls' Larks and Pranks or, The House of the Open Door by Frey, Hildegard G. (Hildegard Gertrude)
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