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Startlingly

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Adverb
  1. 1
    In a startling manner; surprisingly; shockingly.

    "Afterwards I took it back when it was borne in upon me startlingly with what extreme nicety he had estimated the time requisite for the ‘affair.’"

Adverb
  1. 1
    in a startling manner wordnet

Etymology

From startling + -ly.

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