shockingly

ˈʃɑːkɪŋli

Definition

Definition of shockingly - Reverso English Dictionary

Adverb

extremeto an extreme or surprising degree

The prices were shockingly high.

astonishingly

extremely

outrageously

emotionin a manner that causes surprise or horror

The news was shockingly unexpected.

astonishingly

startlingly

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Origin of shockingly

English, shock (impact) + ly (adverbial suffix)

Terms with shockingly included in their meaning

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atrocious

adj.

cruelty

shockingly brutal or cruel

deplorable

adj.

quality

shockingly bad in quality or condition

in spectacularly bad taste

adv.

manners

performed in a shockingly inappropriate manner

it's criminal

exp.

complaint

used to say something is shockingly unfair or unacceptable

monstrous

adj.

cruelty

shockingly brutal or cruel

outrageously

adv.

behavior

in a manner that is shockingly bad or excessive

dreadfully

adv.

shockingly

in a shocking or unpleasant manner

flagrantly

adv.

obvious manner

in a way that is shockingly obvious

Examples of shockingly in a sentence

Her decision was shockingly unexpected.
The painting was shockingly beautiful.
His behavior was shockingly rude.

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French:affreusement, scandaleusement, ...
German:erschreckend, ...
Italian:sorprendentemente, in modo sorprendente, ...
Spanish:sorprendentemente, escandalosamente, ...
Portuguese:surpreendentemente, ...
Chinese:令人震惊地, 出乎意料地, ...
Japanese:驚くほど, ...
Arabic:بشكل صادم, بدهشة كبيرة, ...
Hebrew:בְּצוּרָה מַפְתִּיעָה, בְּאוֹפֶן מְזַעֲזֵעַ, ...
Russian:шокирующе, ...
Ukrainian:шокуюче, несподівано, ...
Hindi:बेहद, चौंकाने वाले ढंग से, ...
Bengali:বিস্ময়করভাবে, ভয়াবহভাবে, ...
Catalan:sorprenentment, xocantment, ...
Czech:šokujícím způsobem, otřesně, ...
Danish:chokerende, ...
Dutch:schokkend, verrassend, ...
Greek:απίστευτα, τρομακτικά, ...
Hungarian:megdöbbentően, riasztóan, ...
Khmer:យ៉ាងគួរឱ្យភ្ញាក់ផ្អើល, គួរឱ្យភ្ញាក់ផ្អើល, ...
Korean:놀랍도록, 놀랍게도, ...
Persian:به طرز شوکه‌کننده‌ای, به شکلی تکان‌دهنده, ...
Polish:szokująco, ...
Portuguese (BR):surpreendentemente, chocantemente, ...
Romanian:șocant, surprinzător, ...
Swedish:chockerande, förvånansvärt, ...
Thai:อย่างน่าตกใจ, อย่างน่าตกตะลึง, ...
Turkish:şaşırtıcı derecede, şok edici, ...
Vietnamese:đáng kinh ngạc, gây sốc, ...

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Definition of shockingly - Reverso English Dictionary

Adverb

Origin of shockingly

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Terms with shockingly included in their meaning

Examples of shockingly in a sentence

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