Meaning

3 senses
  1. In an alarming way, frighteningly.

    He sneezed alarmingly.

    in an alarming manner

  2. Causing fear or concern.

    Alarmingly, he went into a severe sneezing fit.

  3. To an extent that causes alarm.

    He went into an alarmingly severe sneezing fit.

Examples

7 sentences
  1. The film was alarmingly prescient about political polarization.

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  2. Her prediction about the housing crisis now seems alarmingly prescient.

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  3. The old science-fiction novel was alarmingly prescient about surveillance technology.

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  4. The report's conclusions were alarmingly prescient in light of later events.

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  5. Aaron's warning sounded exaggerated at the time, but it proved alarmingly prescient.

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Translations

3 languages

Forms

more alarmingly, most alarmingly
Comparativemore alarmingly Lesson
Superlativemost alarmingly

regular

Word family

1 related words
Relatedalarming

See also

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