obscene
adjective
offensive to morality or decency; indecent; depraved.
obscenely
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a word derived from
obscene.
Example Sentences
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Seeing into the future that she’d soon be asked to work for pennies while someone else got obscenely rich, she passed.
From Salon ● Aug. 3, 2026
“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
That will hurt some more than others, including Brian Jones, from Durham, who said the payment would have helped cover "obscenely inflated energy bills".
From BBC ● Aug. 23, 2024
And though the sweat floods off me and my muscles burn, desperate for rest, I feel alive, obscenely alive.
From "An Ember in the Ashes" by Sabaa Tahir
