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shockingly

[shok-ing]

adjective

causing intense surprise, disgust, horror, etc.

very bad: shocking manners.

Origin:
1685–95; shock¹ + -ing²

Related forms

shock·ing·ly, adverb

shock·ing·ness, noun

un·shock·ing, adjective

Synonyms
1. staggering, astounding, startling, appalling.

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shocking (ˈʃɒkɪŋ)

—*adj*
1.	causing shock, horror, or disgust
2.	shocking pink a vivid or garish shade of pink
3.	informal very bad or terrible: shocking weather

'shockingly

—*adv*

'shockingness

—n

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