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astoundingly

astoundingly adverb: in an astounding manner; so as to astound, surprise, or amaze.

Adverb

astoundingly (comparative more astoundingly, superlative most astoundingly)

  1. In an astounding manner; so as to astound, surprise, or amaze.
    • For such a fancy, well-known restaurant, the food was astoundingly bad.

Forms of astoundingly

comparativemore astoundingly
superlativemost astoundingly

Origin of astoundingly

From astounding + -ly.

Questions about astoundingly

What does astoundingly mean?
Astoundingly means in an astounding manner; so as to astound, surprise, or amaze.
What part of speech is astoundingly?
Astoundingly is an adverb.

Words near astoundingly in the dictionary

  1. astounder
  2. astounders
  3. astoundest
  4. astoundeth
  5. astounding
  6. astoundingly
  7. astoundingness
  8. astoundment
  9. astounds
  10. ASTQB
  11. astr

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