Provocatively
adjective
1.
tending or serving to provoke; inciting, stimulating, irritating, or vexing.
noun
2.
something provocative.
adjective
1.
acting as a stimulus or incitement, esp to anger or sexual desire; provoking: a provocative look, a provocative remark
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