adv
Meaning 1
In a shocking manner.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- He had thinned shockingly, losing 100 pounds in the last month of his illness.
Meaning relationships
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Standard Lemma guide
shockingly
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CMU ARPABET: SH AA1 K IH0 NG L IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
adv
Meaning 2
To a shocking degree.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- Their efforts were shockingly slipshod.
Meaning relationships
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adverb
Meaning 3
so as to shock the feelings
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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adverb
Meaning 4
extremely
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- teachers were shockingly underpaid
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History
Etymology
Etymology tree English shocking Middle English -ly English -ly English shockingly From shocking + -ly.
Across languages
Translations
2 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Polish: wstrząsająco — in a shocking manner
- Polish: szokująco — in a shocking manner