obscenely
obscenely adverb: in an obscene manner; vulgarly.
Adverb
obscenely (comparative more obscenely, superlative most obscenely)
- In an obscene manner; vulgarly.
- 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.)1979 February 3, Nancy Walker, “Going Bananas”, in Gay Community News, volume 6, number 27, page 11
- 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[.]1996, Jon Byrell, Lairs, Urgers and Coat-Tuggers, Sydney: Ironbark, page 245
Forms of obscenely
| comparative | more obscenely |
|---|---|
| superlative | most obscenely |
Origin of obscenely
From obscene + -ly.
Questions about obscenely
- What does obscenely mean?
- Obscenely means in an obscene manner; vulgarly.
- What part of speech is obscenely?
- Obscenely is an adverb.
Words near obscenely in the dictionary
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