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obscenely

adv

Etymology

From obscene + -ly.

  1. derived from *ḱweyn-✻ — “to make dirty, soil; filth; mud”
  2. derived from obscēnus
  3. derived from obscene
  4. formed as obscenely — “obscene + -ly”

Definitions

  1. In an obscene manner

    In an obscene manner; vulgarly.

  2. In an excessive manner.

    • 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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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA