procacemente

Italian

Etymology

Derived from procace (“shameless; provocative”) +‎ -mente (“-ly”)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /prokat͡ʃeˈmente/, [pr̺o.ka.t͡ʃeˈmen̪.t̪e]
Rhymes: -ente
Hyphenation: pro‧ca‧ce‧mén‧te

Adverb

procacemente

(archaic) shamelessly, insolently
(by extension) in a sexually provocative way

Synonyms

(shamelessly): impudentemente, insolentemente, sfacciatamente
(provocatively): lascivamente, sensualmente, voluttuosamente

Antonyms

(shamelessly): modestamente, umilmente
(provocatively): castamente, pudicamente

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