The grossest and most shocking villainies. --Secker. [1913 Webster] -- {Shock"ing*ly}, adv. -- {Shock"ing*ness}, n. [1913 Webster] [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
shockingly — 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 … Wiktionary
shockingly — shocking ► ADJECTIVE 1) causing shock or disgust. 2) Brit. informal very bad. DERIVATIVES shockingly adverb … English terms dictionary
shockingly — adverb 1. extremely (Freq. 1) teachers were shockingly underpaid 2. so as to shock the feelings • Derived from adjective: ↑shocking … Useful english dictionary
shockingly — adverb see shocking … New Collegiate Dictionary
shockingly — See shocking. * * * … Universalium
shockingly — adv. in a shocking manner, outrageously; astoundingly, surprisingly … English contemporary dictionary
shockingly — shock·ing·ly … English syllables
shockingly — See: shocking … English dictionary
shocking — 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. * * * … Universalium
shocking — [[t]ʃɒ̱kɪŋ[/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED You can say that something is shocking if you think that it is very bad. [INFORMAL] The media coverage was shocking... I must have been in a shocking state last night. Syn: appalling Derived words: shockingly ADV ADV … English dictionary
