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obscenely

obs·ce·nely

US/ɑˈbsinli/ uncommon

adverb

1.

to an obscene degree

  • “this man is obscenely rich”
2.

in a lewd and obscene manner

  • “he had seen how in their dances the white men and women held one another obscenely”
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Origin

From obscene + -ly.

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