Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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.

Source : WordNet®

provokingly
     adv : in a provocative manner; "`Try it,' he said provocatively"
           [syn: {provocatively}]