astonishingly
In an astonishing mannerIn an astonishing manner; so as to surprise or astonish.
» She was astonishingly beautiful.
Sie war atemberaubend schön.
Она была ошеломляюще красива.
Она была удивительно красива.
Meaning
2 sensesIn an astonishing manner; so as to surprise or astonish.
in an amazing manner; to everyone's surprise
Very; remarkably used as an intensifier.
The advertisements made the place look promising, but the food was astonishingly bad.
Examples
11 sentencesShe was astonishingly beautiful.
ruОна была ошеломляюще красива.
deSie war atemberaubend schön.
It's astonishingly beautiful.
The human hand is astonishingly versatile.
The human hand is astonishingly flexible.
ruЧеловеческая рука на удивление подвижна.
The townspeople were astonishingly naive about what the smugglers were.
Forms
more astonishingly, most astonishingly| Comparative | more astonishingly Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most astonishingly |
regular
Synonyms
5 synonyms- in an amazing manner; to everyone's surprise:amazinglysurprisingly
Word family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Adverbs of manner — Because it is an -ly adverb