English

Adverb

strikingly ‎(comparative more strikingly, superlative most strikingly)

1. (manner) In a striking way.

   He entered strikingly, taking over the stage.

2. (degree) To a remarkable degree or extent.

   He was strikingly deficient in good sense.

   • 1992, Rudolf M. Schuster, The Hepaticae and Anthocerotae of North America: East of the Hundredth Meridian, volume V, page 3

     Patterns of evolution in the two families, however, are strikingly different.

   • 1900, Charles W. Chesnutt, The House Behind the Cedars, Chapter I,

     Warwick's first glance had revealed the fact that the young woman was strikingly handsome, with a stately beauty seldom encountered.

3. (evaluative) Remarkably, surprisingly.

   Strikingly, he had bowed deeply to the Emperor.

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