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shockingly
01
in a way that causes strong feelings of outrage, horror, or moral disgust
Grammatical Information
adverbs of manner
Examples
The investigation revealed shockingly cruel treatment of the animals.
1.1
in a way that is extremely poor in quality, very unpleasant, or unacceptably bad
Dialect
British
BritishExamples
The food at that restaurant was shockingly bland.
02
to a surprising or exaggerated degree
DialectBritish
BritishInformal
Examples
She was shockingly beautiful in her red dress.
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