indecently

English

Etymology

From indecent +‎ -ly.

Adverb

indecently (comparative more indecently, superlative most indecently)

1. In an indecent manner.

   Synonyms: immorally, improperly, unseemly; see also Thesaurus:unvirtuously

2. To an extreme degree.

   Synonyms: exceedingly, insanely, terribly; see also Thesaurus:extremely

   • 1972, John Drury Clark, “Halogens and Politics and Deep Space”, in Ignition!: An Informal History of Liquid Rocket Propellants, New Brunswick, New Jersey: Rutgers University Press, →ISBN, page 81:

     Chloryl fluoride, ClO₂F, was first reported by Schmitz and Schumacher in 1942. It is indecently reactive, and the hardest to keep of all the Cl-O-F compounds, since it apparently dissolves the protective metal fluoride coatings that make the storage of ClF₃ comparatively simple.

   • 1983, Bill Oddie, Gone Birding, London: Methuen, page 47:

     She didn't actually swing around from the light bulbs, but she was indecently active for her years.

Translations

in an indecent manner

• Catalan: indecentment (ca)
• French: indécemment (fr)
• Latin: indecenter
• Polish: niemoralnie (pl), nieobyczajnie, nieprzyzwoicie (pl)
• Russian: неприли́чно (ru) (neprilíčno)