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obscenely

ADVERB
indecently
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Call options, which increase in value when stocks advance, are extraordinarily active and are attracting buyers even though prices are obscenely expensive.

From Barron's Jun. 17, 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

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

It was empty, save for a couple of packs of cyclists that whizzed past, wearing those obscenely tight spandex shorts.

From "We Are the Ants" by Shaun David Hutchinson



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