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Obscenely

adv, slang

Definitions

Adverb
  1. 1
    In an obscene manner; vulgarly.
  2. 2
    In an excessive manner. colloquial

    "I live in an elderly building in Boston's Back Bay. In summer the place sizzles. In winter, it's hotter (unless, of course, the wind blows. Then there's no heat at all. I suspect our central heating unit is an obscenely large candle that gets blown out when we need it most.)"

Adverb
  1. 1
    in a lewd and obscene manner wordnet
  2. 2
    to an obscene degree wordnet

Etymology

From obscene + -ly.

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