provocatively

1. 1.

   in a provocative manner

   “`Try it,' he said provocatively”

   Synonymsprovokingly

Questions about provocatively

What does provocatively mean?

provocatively means "in a provocative manner".

How many syllables are in provocatively?

provocatively has 5 syllables: provo-ca-ti-ve-ly. The stress falls on "ca". In IPA it is /pɹoʊˈvɑkətɪvli/.

What is another word for provocatively?

Close synonyms include provokingly. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is provocatively a common word?

provocatively is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.