astonishingly

astonishingly
a) In an astonishing manner; so as to surprise or astonish.

The advertisements made the place look promising, but the food was astonishingly bad.

b) Very; .

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  • astonishingly — adv. Astonishingly is used with these adjectives: ↑beautiful, ↑successful …   Collocations dictionary

  • Astonishingly — Astonishing As*ton ish*ing, a. Very wonderful; of a nature to excite astonishment; as, an astonishing event. [1913 Webster] Syn: Amazing; surprising; wonderful; marvelous. [1913 Webster] {As*ton ish*ing*ly}, adv. {As*ton ish*ing*ness}, n. [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • astonishingly — adverb see astonishing …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • astonishingly — See astonish. * * * …   Universalium

  • astonishingly — as ton·ish·ing·ly || ʃɪŋlɪ adv. amazingly, astoundingly, stunningly …   English contemporary dictionary

  • astonishingly — as·ton·ish·ing·ly …   English syllables

  • astonishingly — See: astonishing …   English dictionary

  • astonishingly — adverb in an amazing manner; to everyone s surprise (Freq. 2) amazingly, he finished medical school in three years • Syn: ↑amazingly, ↑surprisingly • Derived from adjective: ↑astonishing, ↑surprising ( …   Useful english dictionary

  • astonishing — astonishingly, adv. astonishingness, n. /euh ston i shing/, adj. causing astonishment or surprise; amazing: an astonishing victory; an astonishing remark. [1520 30; ASTONISH + ING2] * * * …   Universalium

  • incredibly beautiful — astonishingly attractive, tremendously good looking, very lovely …   English contemporary dictionary

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