shocking
- causing intense surprise, disgust, horror, etc.
- very bad: shocking manners.
Origin of shocking
Synonyms for shocking
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terribly, disturbingly, horribly, shockingly, fearfully, dismally, cruelly, wrongly, indecently, badly, appallingly, tragicallyExamples from the Web for shockingly
Contemporary Examples of shockingly
Shockingly, this last couplet made it into the 1953 film version; someone was napping over at MGM.
But faced with a sleeper hit, HBO shockingly did not quite feel the same way.
A shockingly small number of states require sex education to be medically accurate, and free from promotion of religion.
And shockingly, his lawyer said, Christie did nothing wrong.
It seems logical, but shockingly this is not the standard-of-care.
Historical Examples of shockingly
Bressant, who took the part of Charles Quint, was shockingly bad.
My Double LifeSarah Bernhardt
I want to speak to Louise, although I am afraid I am shockingly de trop.
The AvengerE. Phillips Oppenheim
The rooms they occupied were left in a shockingly filthy condition.
The DownfallEmile Zola
So shockingly sudden, there was not even time for remonstrance at himself.
We're Friends, NowHenry Hasse
But when he spoke again, his voice was shockingly bright and kind.
The Moon is GreenFritz Reuter Leiber
shocking
- causing shock, horror, or disgust
- shocking pink a vivid or garish shade of pink
- informal very bad or terribleshocking weather
Word Origin and History for shockingly
shocking
1690s, "offensive," present participle adjective from shock (v.1). From 1704 as "causing a jolt of indignation, horror, etc.;" from 1798 as "so bad as to be shocking." Related: Shockingly. Shocking pink introduced February 1937 by Italian-born fashion designer Elsa Schiaparelli.