Meanings
adverbdauntingly (comparative more dauntingly, superlative most dauntingly)
comparative more dauntingly · superlative most dauntingly
- In a daunting manner.
The 1920s and 1930s had established a convention of showing bathing beauties, many in dauntingly athletic poses, often depicted with male companions.
2025 July 9, Richard Foster, “Summer specials and holiday hotspots”, in RAIL, number 1039, page 60
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dauntingly. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dauntingly
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