sinfully

adverb

sin·​ful·​ly -fəlē 

-li

1

: in a sinful manner : wickedly

2

: culpably, unreasonably

cars can be hired at a sinfully high price

—T. H. Fielding

Word History

Etymology

Middle English, from sinful + -ly

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