Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

provokingly

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
pro-vok-ing-ly
IPA
24
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In a provoking manner.

Etymology

Etymology tree English provoking Middle English -ly English -ly English provokingly From provoking + -ly.

Inflected Forms

more provokingly (comparative) most provokingly (superlative)

Synonyms

Questions

What does provokingly mean?
In a provoking manner.
Where does provokingly come from?
Etymology tree English provoking Middle English -ly English -ly English provokingly From provoking + -ly.

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