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Meaning of "provokingly" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF PROVOKINGLY

provokingly  [prəˈvəʊkɪŋlɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PROVOKINGLY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Provokingly is an adverb.
The adverb is an invariable part of the sentence that can change, explain or simplify a verb or another adverb.

WHAT DOES PROVOKINGLY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Provocation

Provocation and provoke may refer to: ▪ Provocation, a type of legal defense in court which claims the "victim" provoked the accused's actions ▪ Agent provocateur, a group that tries to goad a desired response from the group or otherwise disrupt its activity ▪ Provocation test, a way of medical testing for conditions such as an allergy by provoking the immune system's response ▪ Provoke, a 1998 album by Altar and their final release on Displeased Records ▪ Provoked, a 2007 British film starring Aishwarya Rai and Naveen Andrews ▪ Provoked, a 2008 album by Henry Rollins ▪ Provoked, a hardcore punk band from Minnesota, US formed in early 2000s. ▪ Provoked, a Hip Hop Artist/Radio Host/TV Host/Community Activist from Coachella Valley, California since 2006. ▪ Provoke a Thoroughbred recehorse...

Definition of provokingly in the English dictionary

The definition of provokingly in the dictionary is in a manner that provokes anger.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PROVOKINGLY


achingly
ˈeɪkɪŋlɪ
breathtakingly
ˈbrɛθteɪkɪŋlɪ
chokingly
ˈtʃəʊkɪŋlɪ
creakingly
ˈkriːkɪŋlɪ
half-jokingly
ˌhɑːfˈdʒəʊkɪŋlɪ
heartbreakingly
ˈhɑːtˌbreɪkɪŋlɪ
jokingly
ˈdʒəʊkɪŋlɪ
kingly
ˈkɪŋlɪ
mockingly
ˈmɒkɪŋlɪ
painstakingly
ˈpeɪnzteɪkɪŋlɪ
quakingly
ˈkweɪkɪŋlɪ
shockingly
ˈʃɒkɪŋlɪ
shrinkingly
ˈʃrɪŋkɪŋlɪ
smirkingly
ˈsmɜːkɪŋlɪ
soakingly
ˈsəʊkɪŋlɪ
squeakingly
ˈskwiːkɪŋlɪ
strikingly
ˈstraɪkɪŋlɪ
takingly
ˈteɪkɪŋlɪ
unblinkingly
ˌʌnˈblɪŋkɪŋlɪ
unthinkingly
ʌnˈθɪŋkɪŋlɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PROVOKINGLY

provocant
provocateur
provocation
provocative
provocatively
provocativeness
provocator
provocatory
provokable
provoke
provokement
provoker
provoking
provolone
provost
provost court
provost guard
provost marshal
provostry
provostship

WORDS THAT END LIKE PROVOKINGLY

accordingly
amazingly
astonishingly
correspondingly
exceedingly
increasingly
interestingly
irritatingly
knowingly
livingly
lovingly
overwhelmingly
seemingly
sickeningly
singly
sparingly
strongly
stunningly
surprisingly
unknowingly
willingly

Synonyms and antonyms of provokingly in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «provokingly» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PROVOKINGLY

Find out the translation of provokingly to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of provokingly from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «provokingly» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

挑衅
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

provocadoramente
570 millions of speakers

English

provokingly
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

provokingly
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

provokingly
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

вызывающе
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

provocadoramente
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

provokingly
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

provocante
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Terbukti
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

provozierend
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

provokingly
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

provokingly
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Provokingly
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

provokingly
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

provokingly
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

Provokingly
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

provokingly
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

provocatoriamente
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

provokingly
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

зухвало
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

provocator
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

προκλητικά
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

provokingly
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

provocerande
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

provoserende
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of provokingly

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PROVOKINGLY»

The term «provokingly» is normally little used and occupies the 136.152 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PROVOKINGLY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «provokingly» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «provokingly» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about provokingly

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PROVOKINGLY»

Discover the use of provokingly in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to provokingly and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
A Dictionary of the Sunda Language of Java
It is also used to express a feeling of disappointment, when a person neglects, or will not fulfil some arrangement, and may in that sense be translated provokingly. Nu panjangtea, that one which is long. Meunang nu hade tea, I have got that ...
Jonathan Rigg, 1862
2
Colburn's New Monthly Magazine
Hartley Coleridge, in his introduction to the Works of Ford and Massinger, says that the lives of the Elizabethan •dramatists are " provokingly barren of incident." To us it appears that their lives are crowded with adventure. Beaumont and ...
‎1873
3
Verhandelingen van het Koninklijk Bataviaasch Genootschap ...
It is also used to express a feeling of disappointment, when a person neglects, or will not fulfil some arrangement , and may in that sense be translated provokingly. Nu panjang tea , that one which is long. Meunang nu hade tea, I have got that ...
Bataviaasch Genootschap van Kunsten en Wetenschappen, 1862
4
Mathematical Recreations of Lewis Carroll: Pillow Problems ...
The 'regular' Solids are provokingly few in number; and it would be hopeless to find any question, connected with them, that has not already been exhaustively analysed: some also of the 'partially-regular' Solids (e. g. rhomboidal crystals) ...
Lewis Carroll, 1958
5
Look Not Upon Our Sins
CChhaapptteerr. TThhiirrttyy. FFoouurr~~. Provokingly,. Kathleen threw Elizabeth's freshly made sandwich in the garbage. Elizabeth wisely chose not to respond. Kathleen continued storming around the apartment cleaning off everything in ...
Georgette Symonds, 2006
6
The Miseries of Human Life, Or, The Groans of Samuel ...
provokingly^as. you. can. : 4. (T.) Riding out to dinner, many miles off, on a beast that will not quit his walk, while you know that nothing short of a full gallop will save your time : — no spurs, and nothing in your hand but a vnk slick, which you  ...
James Beresford, 1807
7
The Hamiltons, Or, The New Aera
provokingly,. “when one is wanted elsewhere." “ Most people have some disagreeable duty to perform in life,” observed Susan, hoping to pacify her brother-in-law. - “ But not the duty of a footman out of livery! ” retorted the malcontent.
Mrs. Gore (Catherine Grace Frances), 1834
8
F. Scott Fitzgerald's the Great Gatsby
II In an early draft of the novel, Nick Carraway makes an interesting observation about Gatsby: “He was provokingly elusive and what he was intrinsically 'like' I'm powerless to say.”1 Nick's crisis of linguistic disempowerment here accompanies  ...
Harold Bloom, 2010
9
Sexual Behavior in the Human Male
Beyond that there are always things which seem esthetically repulsive, provokingly petty, foolish, unprofitable, senseless, unintelligent, dishonorable, contemptible, or socially destructive. Gradually one learns to forego judgments on these ...
Alfred Charles Kinsey, Wardell Baxter Pomeroy, Clyde Eugene Martin, 1948
10
The Edinburgh Review, Or Critical Journal
No, I assure you, they are very exclusive. They exclude almost every person, and certainly every topic that does not belong to that county. Everybody talks, thinks, and looks shire. All are provokingly intimate with each other, and as provokingly ...
‎1833

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PROVOKINGLY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term provokingly is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Movie Review – Inside Out (2015)
The single greatest accomplishment in Inside Out is how fleshed out and thought-provokingly conceived the world inside our minds is depicted. With a story by ... «Flickering Myth, Jun 15»
2
We are going to polls, not war, says HDP's Demirtaş
The HDP will doggedly work for success in the election no matter how provokingly the government acts, Demirtaş said. The HDP, which is for the first time taking ... «Today's Zaman, Apr 15»
3
SCHOOLS: YES Fair inspires burgeoning scientists of all stripes
... Science Fair with her experiment examining the impact of microwaves on living organisms titled unnervingly, yet thought-provokingly “Are You Killing Yourself ... «Sierra Vista Herald, Mar 15»
4
Lyric Opera closes season with Weinberg's moving, powerful …
Weinberg's opera, provokingly, makes Liese, a former Auschwitz guard, as the central protagonist. Fifteen years after the war while on an ocean voyage to Brazil ... «Chicago Classical Review, Feb 15»
5
Hip hop revolutionizes social media platforms
His tweets reflect the way he sees ordinary life in a provokingly hilarious way. It's sheer entertainment how he puts strangers or even his close friends in check, ... «City Times, Feb 15»
6
Like it or not, satire is intended to insult
Satire, like it or not, is intended to insult, in thought-provokingly creative fashion. To offer just two historical illustrations of the point from the great cornucopia of ... «Financial Times, Jan 15»
7
Review: Get The Blessing, Canteen
... super-smart improvisationary shifts but the overall impact for the Canteen crowed was less chin-strokingly impressive and more grin-provokingly infectious. «Bristol24/7, Dec 14»
8
Microsoft's own Office apps much better on iPhone than Windows …
But even more though provokingly, Microsoft also hasn't bothered to update its own Windows Phone version of the apps, which Tom Warren of The Verge just ... «Apple Insider, Nov 14»
9
REVIEW: 'Phantom of the Opera' evokes an emotional wow
What remains the same are the gorgeous costumes and the emotion-provokingly beautiful music. New scenic design and staging refreshes the production ... «Durham Herald Sun, Oct 14»
10
Review: In Lambeth
Mysticism. Can't you see? It's drawing you away from the world ever deeper into yourself." Blake pauses, and provokingly replies, "How beautiful it is tonight.". «Cherwell Online, Jul 14»

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