almost blasphemous
Frequency: 2.50.2 per million words
Used to indicate that something is very close to being blasphemous.
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- To the devout, his interpretation of the scripture felt almost blasphemous.
- Calling that terrible remake a 'classic' is almost blasphemous to film lovers.
- The scientist's claim to create life bordered on being almost blasphemous.
- For a coffee purist, adding syrup to this espresso is an almost blasphemous act.
- His comedy routine, which mocked sacred traditions, was considered almost blasphemous.
- The sheer arrogance of his speech was almost blasphemous in its self-praise.
- She had a fleeting thought so rebellious it seemed almost blasphemous.
- The artist's modern depiction of the ancient gods struck some as almost blasphemous.
- Isn't it almost blasphemous to suggest that any one person can have all the answers?
- The novel's central theme was so controversial that many critics labeled it almost blasphemous.