Indecently
adv
adv ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adverb
- 1 In an indecent manner.
- 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 in an indecent manner wordnet
Example
More examples"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.