remarkably
Americanadverb
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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.
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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
Etymology
Origin of remarkably
Example Sentences
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To our surprise, our model worked remarkably well and the observed supernova seems to match really well the death of stars that we see regularly.
From Science Daily
“We found,” the authors write, “that all the critical conclusions about anomalies have held up remarkably well, even after decades of subsequent research.”
All good players are consistent, obviously, but John was remarkably consistent.
From BBC
One of the reasons I love food gifts at the holidays is that they’re remarkably flexible when it comes to intimacy.
From Salon
"We found not one, or two, but eight remarkably similar maps in the visual cortex!"
From Science Daily
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