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obscenely

  • a word derived from obscene.
    obscene
    adjective
    offensive to morality or decency; indecent; depraved.

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“In certain cases, if a company’s saying, ‘I’m going to grow 125%,’ the analysts are like, ‘That’s just such an obscenely good number. I’ll say 75.’

From Barron's ● May 1, 2026

The blockbuster made Mr. Lucas obscenely rich and that allowed him to build the independent Bay Area studio Mr. Coppola could never quite make happen.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 13, 2026

It was an obscenely hot day, and I waited outside Bryant’s dressing room while they finished drying his sweat-soaked shirt with a hair dryer before he came out and cheerfully shook my hand.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 29, 2025

But it's still an obscenely large amount of money wasted, because of a managerial miscalculation.

From BBC ● Jul. 9, 2025

I feel my cheeks start to warm and distract myself with an obscenely long gulp of tea.

From "Starfish" by Akemi Dawn Bowman