Shockingly
1shockingly — adverb a) In a shocking manner. He had thinned shockingly, losing 100 pounds in the last month of his illness. b) To a shocking degree. Their efforts were shockingly slipshod …
2shockingly — shocking ► ADJECTIVE 1) causing shock or disgust. 2) Brit. informal very bad. DERIVATIVES shockingly adverb …
3shockingly — adverb 1. extremely (Freq. 1) teachers were shockingly underpaid 2. so as to shock the feelings • Derived from adjective: ↑shocking …
4Shockingly — Shocking Shock ing, a. Causing to shake or tremble, as by a blow; especially, causing to recoil with horror or disgust; extremely offensive or disgusting. [1913 Webster] The grossest and most shocking villainies. Secker. [1913 Webster] {Shock… …
5shockingly — adverb see shocking …
6shockingly — See shocking. * * * …
7shockingly — adv. in a shocking manner, outrageously; astoundingly, surprisingly …
8shockingly — shock·ing·ly …
9shockingly — See: shocking …
10shocking — shockingly, adv. shockingness, n. /shok ing/, adj. 1. causing intense surprise, disgust, horror, etc. 2. very bad: shocking manners. [1685 95; SHOCK1 + ING2] Syn. 1. staggering, astounding, startling, appalling. * * * …
