amazingly
adverbattested in dialogue
- //əˈmeɪzɪŋli//
In an amazing manner; in a way that causes amazement; wonderfully.
adverb
- 1
In an amazing manner; in a way that causes amazement; wonderfully.
That violin solo was played amazingly.
- 2
Difficult to believe; strange but true.
Amazingly, no one was injured in the crash.
Signalman Bridges was killed by the blast, as was fireman Nightall. Amazingly, driver Gimbert came round some 200 yards away, on the grass outside the Station Hotel where he had been flung.
- 3
To a wonder-inspiring extent.
The car has amazingly low fuel consumption.
The disease AIDS is wiping out a significant portion of the Gay Community and concerns about it are well-justified. But there is another disease that strikes an amazingly high percentage in our community. This disease is Chemical Dependency.
Etymology
Etymology tree English amazing Middle English -ly English -ly English amazingly From amazing + -ly.
Forms
- comparative
- more amazingly
- superlative
- most amazingly
amazingly · In an amazing manner; in a way that causes amazement; wonderfully.
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