obscenely

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16
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19
Letters
9

Definition of obscenely

2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

adv

  1. In an obscene manner; vulgarly.
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adv

  1. In an obscene manner; vulgarly.
  2. (colloquial)In an excessive manner.
    “I live in an elderly building in Boston's Back Bay. In summer the place sizzles. In winter, it's hotter (unless, of course, the wind blows. Then there's no heat at all. I suspect our central heating unit is an obscenely large candle that gets blown out when we need it most.)”
    “By the year 1765, Richard `Dickie' Tattersall, the absurdly romantic self-styled soldier of fortune and indulged son of an obscenely well-off Yorkshire squire, was brimming with gratitude[.]”

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Etymology

From obscene + -ly.

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