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. — shanghainese
deSie war atemberaubend schön. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
It's astonishingly beautiful.
The human hand is astonishingly versatile.
The human hand is astonishingly flexible.
ruЧеловеческая рука на удивление подвижна. — odexed
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