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shockingly

/ʃˈɑkɪŋli/ · 3 syllables

Meaning

adverb

  1. extremely
    “teachers were shockingly underpaid”
  2. very badly
    “they behaved shockingly at the funeral”
  3. so as to shock the feelings
    “One day, she lost her temper, completely, suddenly and, even to herself, shockingly”
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