startlingly
/stˈɑɹtlɪŋlˌi/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.42 in modern English
15
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
adv
In a startling manner; surprisingly; shockingly.
Example Sentences
- "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.’"
- "Economically, too, London is startlingly different. The capital, unlike the country as a whole, has no budget deficit: London’s public spending matches the taxes paid in the city. The average Londoner contributes 70 percent more to Britain’s national income than people in the rest of the country."
- "A man dressed as a lab tech, his blue scrubs startlingly pale against the vivid red and black chaos, moved into sight from behind the SUV. He carried an assault rifle."
Etymology
Etymology tree English startling Middle English -ly English -ly English startlingly From startling + -ly.
Inflected Forms
more startlingly (comparative)
most startlingly (superlative)