remarkably

[ri-mahr-kuh-blee]

adverb

1. to a notable or unusual degree; extraordinarily.

   Because he was such a remarkably principled and decent man, he made a habit of responding personally to every one of his many fan letters.

2. in a way that is worth taking note of.

   Remarkably, this little video just happened to be exactly what I needed to prepare for my job interview.

Other Word Forms

• quasi-remarkably adverb
• unremarkably adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of remarkably¹

remarkab(le) ( def. ) + -ly

Example Sentences

But where credibility really counts—the Hal-Kate relationship—“The Diplomat” rings remarkably true.

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“Spending has been remarkably resilient across all segments, and corporate clients are expressing cautious optimism about their business outlook.”

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The night sky contains remarkably precise "cosmic clocks": pulsars, which are dense neutron stars that emit radio pulses at steady intervals, ticking like perfectly timed metronomes.

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The team observed that certain atomic arrangements appeared at unexpectedly high temperatures, and even more remarkably, entirely new patterns emerged that had never been seen outside of real-world manufacturing.

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Its price has held up remarkably well in many financial panics.

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