unstartlingly

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adverb

So as not to startle; unsurprisingly.

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Meanings

adverbunstartlingly (comparative more unstartlingly, superlative most unstartlingly)

comparative more unstartlingly · superlative most unstartlingly

  1. So as not to startle; unsurprisingly.

Origin

From unstartling + -ly.

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Cite this entry
APA

unstartlingly. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unstartlingly

MLA

“unstartlingly.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unstartlingly. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “unstartlingly,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unstartlingly.

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