Astonishingly

adv

adv ·5 syllables ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adverb
  1. 1
    In an astonishing manner; so as to surprise or astonish.

    "Famous hotels, for instance, are astonishingly commonplace."

  2. 2
    Very; remarkably used as an intensifier.

    "The advertisements made the place look promising, but the food was astonishingly bad."

Adverb
  1. 1
    in an amazing manner; to everyone's surprise wordnet

Synonyms

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acutelyamazinglyamazinglyamazinglyamplyconspicuously

Example

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"The townspeople were astonishingly naive about what the smugglers were."

Etymology

From astonishing + -ly.

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