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unstartlingly

unstartlingly adverb: so as not to startle; unsurprisingly.

Adverb

unstartlingly (comparative more unstartlingly, superlative most unstartlingly)

  1. So as not to startle; unsurprisingly.

Forms of unstartlingly

comparativemore unstartlingly
superlativemost unstartlingly

Origin of unstartlingly

From unstartling + -ly.

Questions about unstartlingly

What does unstartlingly mean?
Unstartlingly means so as not to startle; unsurprisingly.
What part of speech is unstartlingly?
Unstartlingly is an adverb.

Words near unstartlingly in the dictionary

  1. unstartable
  2. unstarted
  3. unstarting
  4. unstartled
  5. unstartling
  6. unstartlingly
  7. unstarts
  8. unstarved
  9. unstatable
  10. unstate
  11. unstateable

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