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Meaning of "profanely" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF PROFANELY

profanely  [prəˈfeɪnlɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PROFANELY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Profanely is an adverb.
The adverb is an invariable part of the sentence that can change, explain or simplify a verb or another adverb.

WHAT DOES PROFANELY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Profanity

Profanity is a subset of a language's lexicon that is generally considered in society to be strongly impolite or offensive. It can show a desecration or debasement of someone or something, or show strong or intense emotion. Profanity can take the form of words, expressions, gestures, or other social behaviours that are construed or interpreted as insulting, rude, vulgar, obscene, obnoxious, foul, desecrating, or other forms.

Definition of profanely in the English dictionary

The first definition of profanely in the dictionary is in such a way as to have or indicate contempt, irreverence, or disrespect for a divinity or something sacred. Other definition of profanely is in such a way as to not be designed or used for religious purposes; secularly. Profanely is also in such a way as to not be initiated into the inner mysteries or sacred rites.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PROFANELY


arcanely
ɑːˈkeɪnlɪ
fainly
ˈfeɪnlɪ
finely
ˈfaɪnlɪ
gainly
ˈɡeɪnlɪ
genuinely
ˈdʒɛnjʊɪnlɪ
germanely
dʒɜːˈmeɪnlɪ
humanely
ˌhjuːˈmeɪnlɪ
inanely
ɪˈneɪnlɪ
inhumanely
ɪnhjuːˈmeɪnlɪ
insanely
ɪnˈseɪnlɪ
mainly
ˈmeɪnlɪ
McKinley
məˈkɪnlɪ
mundanely
ˌmʌnˈdeɪnlɪ
plainly
ˈpleɪnlɪ
sanely
ˈseɪnlɪ
submontanely
sʌbˈmɒnteɪnlɪ
thegnly
ˈθeɪnlɪ
ungainly
ʌnˈɡeɪnlɪ
urbanely
ɜːˈbeɪnlɪ
vainly
ˈveɪnlɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PROFANELY

prof
Prof.
proface
profamily
profanation
profanatory
profane
profaneness
profaner
profanities
profanity
profascist
profectitious
profeminist
profess
professed
professedly
profession
profession of faith
professional

WORDS THAT END LIKE PROFANELY

alonely
clandestinely
divinely
equinely
felinely
femininely
importunely
inopportunely
jejunely
lonely
masculinely
obscenely
opportunely
pristinely
pronely
routinely
saccharinely
serenely
serpentinely
supinely

Synonyms and antonyms of profanely in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «profanely» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PROFANELY

Find out the translation of profanely to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of profanely from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «profanely» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

亵渎
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

profanamente
570 millions of speakers

English

profanely
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

profanely
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

profanely
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

кощунственно
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

profanely
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

profanely
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

profane
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Profanely
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

profan
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

profanely
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

profanely
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Profanely
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

profanely
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

profanely
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

Profaneely
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

profanely
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

profanamente
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

bluźnierczo
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

блюзнірськи
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

profan
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

profanely
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

vergryp
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

profanely
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

profanely
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of profanely

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PROFANELY»

The term «profanely» is normally little used and occupies the 134.840 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PROFANELY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «profanely» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «profanely» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about profanely

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PROFANELY»

Discover the use of profanely in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to profanely and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Marrow of Modern Divinity
And the attribute of God's justice is profanely abused, either by thinking or faying, that'God likes of sin or wicked sinners, P/al. I. 21. Mai. iii. 15. And the attribute of God's mercy is profanely abused, either in presuming to sin, upon hopes that ...
Edward Fisher, Thomas Boston, 1781
2
The Marrow of Modern Divinity, in Two Parts: With Their Use ...
34^ James v. 12, Or when by way of jesting, or after a formal manner, we fay, ' od be thanked, God speed ypu, God's name be praised and the like, 2 Sam. xxiii. 21. Neo And I pray you Sir, how are the attributes of God profanely abused ! Ejan.
Edward Fisher, Thomas Boston, 1789
3
Reports of cases at law and in equity argued and determined ...
Ratliff. contemptuously and profanely swearing in the presence and hearing of said congregation so assembled for religious worship as aforesaid, and while said congregation were engaged in religious worship ; to the evil example of all ...
Arkansas. Supreme Court, 1850
4
Reports of Cases ... 1754-1845
The word "profanely," is not used in the indictment ; yet the words of the act are, " whosoever shall speak loosely and profanely," &c. Whether this court will consider the particle "and," in the phrase " loosely and profanely," as a conjunctive, ...
Pennsylvania. Supreme Court, 1872
5
A compilation of the statutes of Tennessee: of a general and ...
If any person or persons shall profanely swear or curse in the hearing of any justice of the peace, or shall be convicted of profanely swearing and cursing, by the oath of one or more witness or witnesses, or confession of the party before any ...
Tennessee, North Carolina, 1836
6
Hamlet; Cymbeline
players,5 that I have seen play, — and heard others praise, and that highly, — not to speak it profanely,6 that, neither having the accent of christians, nor s O, there be players, &c.] I would read thus : " There be E layers, that I have seen play, ...
William Shakespeare, 1813
7
Select plays of William Shakespeare: With the corrections & ...
O, there be players,5 that I have seen play, — and heard others praise, and that highly, — not to speak it profanely,8 that, neither having the accent of christians,' " Her favours in my next I will pursue i " Where if I prove the pleasure but of one, ...
William Shakespeare, 1820
8
The Plays of William Shakespeare in Ten Volumes: With ...
... o'er-weigh a whole theatre of others. O, there be players that I have seen play, — and heard others praise, and that highly, — □ * not to speak it profanely, that, neither having the accent Chaucer describing a parish clerk, in his MdWs Tale, ...
William Shakespeare, Samuel Johnson, George Steevens, 1778
9
The Justice of the Peace and Parish Officer
If any perfon (hall in any ftage play, interlude, fliew, Representing the may-game, or pageant, jeftingly or profanely fpeak or ufe "k'T in ft'*e the holy name of God, or of Chrift Jefus, or of the Holy p *>f* Ghoft, or of the Trinity ; he fhall foreit lol. half ...
Richard Burn, 1772
10
Encyclopaedia Perthensis; or, Universal dictionary of ...
sprcf.in'J? Kelson. 2 fi*»rong use. — . I feel me much to blame, , Soidly.to/Sro/aw the precious time. Shah. ^PROFANELY, adv. [from profane.] With IBBtrehce to sacred" names or things. — 1 will bjMcf my tongue no riiore, as touching their wick- ...
Encyclopaedia Perthensis, 1816

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PROFANELY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term profanely is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Tyler, the Creator not banned in Australia, provokes Twitter abuse …
In a profound misunderstanding of how Twitter works, some Odd Future fans even decided to profanely protest being retweeted by Alison. «Mashable, Jul 15»
2
Review: New Griswolds 'Vacation' bawdier and less likable
Kevin prefers profanely bullying his older brother — a running joke that works — and James would rather be left to his guitar and dream journal. «Tampabay.com, Jul 15»
3
Philadelphia Phillies Rumors: Jonathan Papelbon Trade Harder …
Recently Papelbon, known for having a prickly personality, profanely urged the Phillies to trade him by saying they need to "s**t or get off the ... «Sports World News, Jul 15»
4
Georgette Braun: A closer look at one of a growing number of shots …
We walked for about 20 feet to his house, where his mom profanely scolded him for talking with strangers. The door slammed. I left. Police had ... «Rockford Register Star, Jul 15»
5
Mexico tops Jamaica 3-1 to win Gold Cup final
... imploring Trump to treat all nations and people with respect, and another had two displayed in the parking lot that profanely mocked him. «Chicago Sun-Times, Jul 15»
6
My Response to "You're White and Marched with Dr. King: So what?"
She excoriates him profanely for his admittedly poor response to activists at the Netroots Conference who disrupted first Martin O'Malley and ... «dagblog, Jul 15»
7
Texas releases video of black woman who died in jail
Bland loudly, and profanely, protests the arrest -- and accuses the officer of slamming her head into the ground -- but any physical confrontation ... «The Daily Star, Jul 15»
8
Alheli Picazo: Regardless of the verdict in the Guthrie case, we've …
Elliott is regarded by many as a notorious Twitter “troll” – an online commenter who deliberately, often profanely, seeks to provoke a hostile ... «National Post, Jul 15»
9
Employers Work to Limit Abusive Conduct, Bullying by Supervisors
At the same time, the NLRB has given employees the "green light" to act obnoxiously and profanely in dealing with their supervisors when they ... «Daily Business Review, Jul 15»
10
Trump and Political Correctness
One of the people who commented on my post Monday about Donald Trump complained -- too profanely for Facebook, which I guess took it ... «Allentown Morning Call, Jul 15»

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