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arrestingly

arrestingly adverb: in a way or to an extent that is arresting; so as to catch the attention suddenly.

Adverb

arrestingly (comparative more arrestingly, superlative most arrestingly)

  1. In a way or to an extent that is arresting; so as to catch the attention suddenly.
    • She was arrestingly beautiful.
    • The tag still fits the arrestingly paradoxical presence of this performance artist[…2009 January 14, Ben Brantley, Jason Zinoman, “In Festival, Biography, Beckett and Blues”, in New York Times
    Synonyms:
    strikingly

Synonyms of arrestingly

Forms of arrestingly

comparativemore arrestingly
superlativemost arrestingly

Origin of arrestingly

From arresting + -ly.

Questions about arrestingly

What does arrestingly mean?
Arrestingly means in a way or to an extent that is arresting; so as to catch the attention suddenly.
What part of speech is arrestingly?
Arrestingly is an adverb.

Words near arrestingly in the dictionary

  1. arresteth
  2. arrestin
  3. arresting
  4. arresting gear
  5. arresting gears
  6. arrestingly
  7. arrestingness
  8. arrestins
  9. arrestive
  10. arrestively
  11. arrestiveness

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