obscenely

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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

The bulk of the glossies’ ad buys were earmarked for often obscenely hefty September and December issues.

From Salon • Jan. 17, 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

While the roosters shrieked, the hens scrambled helter-skelter, commenting shrilly on the action: they clucked hysterically; they cackled obscenely; sometimes their alarmed voices were like machine guns.

From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols