Meaning

2 senses
  1. In a shocking manner.

    He had thinned shockingly, losing 100 pounds in the last month of his illness.

    to a shocking degree

  2. To a shocking degree.

    Their efforts were shockingly slipshod.

Examples

5 sentences
  1. It's shockingly inexpensive.

    deEs ist erschreckend günstig. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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  2. Mark's communicative skills are shockingly terrible.

  3. Morocco is shockingly unstable.

  4. Shockingly, Tobias's gun didn't scare that guy away.

  5. 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. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

Translations

1 languages

Forms

more shockingly, most shockingly
Comparativemore shockingly Lesson
Superlativemost shockingly

regular

Word family

1 related words
Relatedshocking

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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