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

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

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

A man’s voice—stone dead, yet somehow rudely, almost obscenely quickened for the occasion—came through at the other end: “Lee? I wake you?”

From "Nine Stories" by J. D. Salinger