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- [shok-ing]
- /ˈʃɒk ɪŋ/
- /ˈʃɒk.ɪŋ/
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- [shok-ing]
- /ˈʃɒk ɪŋ/
Definitions of shockingly word
- adjective shockingly causing intense surprise, disgust, horror, etc. 1
- adjective shockingly very bad: shocking manners. 1
- adverb shockingly offensively 1
- abbreviation SHOCKINGLY surprisingly 1
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Origin of shockingly
First appearance:
before 1685 One of the 48% oldest English words
First recorded in 1685-95; shock1 + -ing2
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Parts of speech for Shockingly
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
shockingly popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 77% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data about 64% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
shockingly usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for shockingly
adv shockingly
- appallingly — causing dismay or horror: an appalling accident; an appalling lack of manners.
- desperately — reckless or dangerous because of despair, hopelessness, or urgency: a desperate killer.
- dismally — causing gloom or dejection; gloomy; dreary; cheerless; melancholy: dismal weather.
- disturbingly — upsetting or disquieting; dismaying: a disturbing increase in the crime rate.
- dreadfully — in a dreadful way: The pain has increased dreadfully.
adverb shockingly
- astonishingly — causing astonishment or surprise; amazing: an astonishing victory; an astonishing remark.
- astoundingly — capable of overwhelming with amazement; stunningly surprising.
- awfully — in an unpleasant, bad, or reprehensible manner
- contemptibly — deserving of or held in contempt; despicable.
- deplorably — causing or being a subject for grief or regret; lamentable: the deplorable death of a friend.
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