strikingly

English

Etymology

striking +‎ -ly

Adverb

strikingly (comparative more strikingly, superlative most strikingly)

  1. (manner) In a striking way.
    He entered strikingly, taking over the stage.
  2. (degree) To a remarkable degree or extent.
    He was strikingly deficient in good sense.
    • 1992, Rudolf M. Schuster, The Hepaticae and Anthocerotae of North America: East of the Hundredth Meridian, volume V, page 3
      Patterns of evolution in the two families, however, are strikingly different.
    • 1900, Charles W. Chesnutt, The House Behind the Cedars, Chapter I,
      Warwick's first glance had revealed the fact that the young woman was strikingly handsome, with a stately beauty seldom encountered.
  3. (evaluative) Remarkably, surprisingly.
    Strikingly, he had bowed deeply to the Emperor.

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