Indecently

adv

adv ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adverb
  1. 1
    In an indecent manner.
  2. 2
    To an extreme degree.

    "Chloryl fluoride, ClO₂F, was first reported by Schmitz and Schumacher in 1942. It is indecently reactive, and the hardest to keep of all the Cl-O-F compounds, since it apparently dissolves the protective metal fluoride coatings that make the storage of ClF₃ comparatively simple."

Adverb
  1. 1
    in an indecent manner wordnet

Synonyms

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acutelyawfullybadlybeyonddamndirty

Example

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"A man in a hood grabbed the woman from behind and dragged her into nearby bushes where he indecently assaulted her."

Etymology

From indecent + -ly.

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