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startlingly

adverb as in unexpectedly

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He is a startlingly brilliant bassist, as accomplished in classical music as in jazz.

Edith Wharton, of course, writes in such a startlingly sharp and close-grained way about how people live.

And, while there are many startlingly violent scenes, they are juxtaposed with beauteous ones.

Barack Obama has completely distracted attention from the startlingly right-wing government  that Bibi installed on Monday.

The second half of the film, in particular, is startlingly effective.

Included was a twenty-page aside on the offending Bishop, revealing a startlingly thorough knowledge of his writings.

The thoughts which came to him were startlingly primitive, direct and sometimes meaningless to him.

Startlingly Mrs. Briggs laughed, shrilly, unpleasantly, as a woman laughs in great fear.

The glove is a great page; it is startlingly original, and as true as death and judgment.

They looked startlingly large and prominent; and at times seemed literally to blaze with an inward fire.

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On this page you'll find 39 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to startlingly, such as: abnormally, amazingly, curiously, peculiarly, rarely, and remarkably.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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