shockingly
shockingly · more shockingly · most shockingly
In a shocking mannerIn a shocking manner.
US/ʃˈɑkɪŋli/
» It's shockingly inexpensive.
Es ist erschreckend günstig.
Meaning
2 sensesIn a shocking manner.
He had thinned shockingly, losing 100 pounds in the last month of his illness.
to a shocking degree
To a shocking degree.
Their efforts were shockingly slipshod.
Examples
5 sentencesIt's shockingly inexpensive.
deEs ist erschreckend günstig.
Mark's communicative skills are shockingly terrible.
Morocco is shockingly unstable.
Shockingly, Tobias's gun didn't scare that guy away.
Shockingly, there have been at least five attempted escapes from a “red zone” around 10 locked-down Lombardy towns.
deSchockierenderweise gab es schon mindestens fünf Fluchtversuche aus einer „roten Zone“ um zehn abgesperrte lombardische Städte.
Translations
1 languagesForms
more shockingly, most shockingly| Comparative | more shockingly Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most shockingly |
regular
Word family
1 related wordsRelatedshocking
Lessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Adverbs of manner — Because it is an -ly adverb