"gobsmackingly" meaning in English

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Adverb

Audio: En-au-gobsmackingly.ogg [Australia] Forms: more gobsmackingly [comparative], most gobsmackingly [superlative]
Etymology: gobsmacking + -ly Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|gobsmacking|ly}} gobsmacking + -ly Head templates: {{en-adv}} gobsmackingly (comparative more gobsmackingly, superlative most gobsmackingly)
  1. (slang, British) Astonishingly; amazingly. Tags: British, slang
    Sense id: en-gobsmackingly-en-adv-rWdj5zUR Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ly

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