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arrestingly

American  
[uh-rest-ing-lee] / əˈrɛst ɪŋ li /

adverb

  1. in a way that captures or arrests attention or interest.


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Rolling Stone hailed "Lux" as "a truly timeless work of art", while music magazine NME called it "arrestingly beautiful".

From Barron's Nov. 7, 2025

Given what Mica Levi does so arrestingly, that may not be necessary.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 12, 2023

It begins arrestingly with Sheppard and Lawson airborne in their wheelchairs, floating and spinning like astronauts in low gravity.

From New York Times Aug. 26, 2022

“Vengeance” is an arrestingly smart, funny and affecting take on a slice of the American zeitgeist, one in which both the divisions between and connections with our fellow citizens are brought into sharp relief.

From Washington Post Jul. 27, 2022

Soon after Mantell’s death an arrestingly uncharitable obituary appeared in the Literary Gazette.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson

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