Meaning

2 senses
  1. In an astonishing manner; so as to surprise or astonish.

    in an amazing manner; to everyone's surprise

  2. Very; remarkably used as an intensifier.

    The advertisements made the place look promising, but the food was astonishingly bad.

Examples

11 sentences
  1. She was astonishingly beautiful.

    ruОна была ошеломляюще красива.

    deSie war atemberaubend schön.

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  2. It's astonishingly beautiful.

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  3. The human hand is astonishingly versatile.

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  4. The human hand is astonishingly flexible.

    ruЧеловеческая рука на удивление подвижна.

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  5. The townspeople were astonishingly naive about what the smugglers were.

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Forms

more astonishingly, most astonishingly
Comparativemore astonishingly Lesson
Superlativemost astonishingly

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Synonyms

5 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

1 related words

See also

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