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alarmingly

UK/əˈlɑːm.ɪŋ.li//əˈlɑɹm.ɪŋ.li/

alarmingly adverb: in an alarming way, frighteningly.

Adverb

alarmingly (comparative more alarmingly, superlative most alarmingly)

  1. In an alarming way, frighteningly.
    • He sneezed alarmingly.
    • Even a small camber one way caused the whole outfit to list alarmingly.2000, Bob Foster, Birdum or Bust!, Henley Beach, SA: Seaview Press, page 173
  2. Causing fear or concern.
    • Alarmingly, he went into a severe sneezing fit.
    • The maw-worm could emerge unexpectedly from any orifice, including, most alarmingly, the corner of people's eyes.1999, Robert Lacey, Danny Danziger, The Year 1000: What life was like at the turn of The First Millennium, London: Abacus, published 2000, page 121
  3. To an extent that causes alarm.
    • He went into an alarmingly severe sneezing fit.

alarmingly meaning in Urdu and Bengali

alarmingly in Urdu

ڈرانے والے انداز سے

alarmingly in Bengali

উদ্বেগজনকভাবে, ভয়ংকরভাবে

Examples of alarmingly in a sentence

  • Massive ramparts of stone are slumping, in places alarmingly, by meters each year.
  • He picked up a ginormous speculum that looked alarmingly like a .44, and headed towards her hoo-hah.
  • Even a small camber one way caused the whole outfit to list alarmingly.

All 12 example sentences with alarmingly

Forms of alarmingly

comparativemore alarmingly
superlativemost alarmingly

Origin of alarmingly

From alarming + -ly.

Questions about alarmingly

What does alarmingly mean?
Alarmingly means in an alarming way, frighteningly.
What is alarmingly in Urdu?
Alarmingly in Urdu is ڈرانے والے انداز سے. See Alarmingly meaning in Urdu.
What part of speech is alarmingly?
Alarmingly is an adverb.
How do you pronounce alarmingly?
Alarmingly is pronounced /əˈlɑːm.ɪŋ.li/ (UK).

Words near alarmingly in the dictionary

  1. alarmest
  2. alarmeth
  3. alarmful
  4. alarmin
  5. alarming
  6. alarmingly
  7. alarmingness
  8. alarmins
  9. alarmism
  10. alarmisms
  11. alarmist

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Adapted from Wiktionary: alarmingly (page history and authors); alarmingly (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); alarmingly (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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