Sometimes the results may be rather startling.
...startling new evidence...
His hair was dyed a startling black.
He was startlingly handsome...
Then, startlingly, the back door was jerked open by Binton.
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startling — index lurid, peculiar (curious), portentous (eliciting amazement), prodigious (amazing), unanticipated, uncommon … Law dictionary
startling — ► ADJECTIVE 1) alarming. 2) very surprising or remarkable. DERIVATIVES startlingly adverb … English terms dictionary
startling — adj. startling to + inf. (it was startling to realize that we were completely cut off from the rest of the world) * * * [ stɑːtlɪŋ] startling to + inf. (it was startling to realize that we were completely cut off from the rest of the world) … Combinatory dictionary
startling — start|ling [ˈsta:tlıŋ US ˈsta:rt ] adj very unusual or surprising ▪ Paddy s words had a startling effect on the children. ▪ a startling discovery it is startling to do sth ▪ It is startling to read that his father never visited him in hospital.… … Dictionary of contemporary English
Startling — Startle Star tle (st[aum]r t l), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Startled} (st[aum]r t ld); p. pr. & vb. n. {Startling} (st[aum]r tl[i^]ng).] [Freq. of start.] To move suddenly, or be excited, on feeling alarm; to start. [1913 Webster] Why shrinks the soul… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
startling — adjective Date: 1714 causing momentary fright, surprise, or astonishment < a startling discovery > • startlingly adverb … New Collegiate Dictionary
startling — adj. Startling is used with these nouns: ↑announcement, ↑clarity, ↑conclusion, ↑contrast, ↑discovery, ↑effect, ↑insight, ↑realization, ↑revelation, ↑shade, ↑speed, ↑ … Collocations dictionary
startling — star|tling [ startlıŋ ] adjective surprising or very unusual: Nobody made any response to his startling suggestion. ╾ star|tling|ly adverb … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
startling — adjective very unusual or surprising: Paddy s words had a startling effect on the children. startlingly adverb: startlingly pale … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
startling — adjective startling news awaited him at Naples Syn: surprising, astonishing, amazing, unexpected, unforeseen, staggering, shocking, stunning; extraordinary, remarkable, dramatic; disturbing, unsettling, perturbing, disconcerting, disquieting;… … Thesaurus of popular words
