frighteningly
frighteningly · more frighteningly · most frighteningly
дивно, напрочуд, навдивовижу
пугающе
überraschend, überraschenderweise, erstaunlicherweise
In a frightening or terrifying mannerIn a frightening or terrifying manner.
US/fɹˈaɪtənɪŋli/
» Paul heard a frighteningly loud bang on the door.
Amastan · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
2 sensesIn a frightening or terrifying manner.
пуга́ющеpugájušče
in a terrifying manner
Very; beyond usual expectation so as to cause surprise or concern.
The pitcher that was set before me was frighteningly large.
Examples
3 sentencesPaul heard a frighteningly loud bang on the door.
In India's large cities, the air's particulate matter content is frighteningly high.
deIn den Großstädten Indiens ist der Feinstaub-Anteil der Luft erschreckend hoch. — al_ex_an_der
The oddly assorted creatures, some humanoid in form, some frighteningly animalistic, formed a rough guard about Rocky and Bud.
Translations
4 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
in a frightening manner:
Forms
more frighteningly, most frighteningly| Comparative | more frighteningly Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most frighteningly |
regular
Synonyms
3 synonymsbeyond usual expectation:surprisinglyB1
in a frightening manner:terrifyingly
Close in meaning
- in a terrifying manner:scarily
Word family
1 related wordsRelatedfrightening
Lessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Adverbs of manner — Because it is an -ly adverb