astoundingly

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adverb

In an astounding manner; so as to astound, surprise, or amaze.

“For such a fancy, well-known restaurant, the food was astoundingly bad.”

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Meanings

adverbastoundingly (comparative more astoundingly, superlative most 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.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
bogglingly

Origin

From astounding + -ly.

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Translations

Finnish ällistyttävästi
  • ällistyttävästiin an astounding manner
Cite this entry
APA

astoundingly. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/astoundingly

MLA

“astoundingly.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/astoundingly. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “astoundingly,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/astoundingly.

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