Hypertext Webster Gateway: "provokingly"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Provoking \Pro*vok"ing\, a.
Having the power or quality of exciting resentment; tending
to awaken passion or vexation; as, provoking words or
treatment. -- {Pro*vok"ing*ly}, adv.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
provokingly
adv : in a provocative manner; "`Try it,' he said provocatively"
[syn: {provocatively}]
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