startling
[stahrt-ling, stahr-tl-ing]
- creating sudden alarm, surprise, or wonder; astonishing.
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Origin of startling
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Contemporary Examples
He is a startlingly brilliant bassist, as accomplished in classical music as in jazz.
Edith Wharton, of course, writes in such a startlingly sharp and close-grained way about how people live.
Barack Obama has completely distracted attention from the startlingly right-wing government that Bibi installed on Monday.
The second half of the film, in particular, is startlingly effective.
There was a time when the average Briton or American belonged to a startlingly large number of clubs and societies.
Historical Examples
The soliloquy, too, is startlingly characteristic of Hamlet.
The Man ShakespeareFrank Harris
Now the rattle of a key in the hall-door was startlingly audible.
The Black BagLouis Joseph Vance
He had watched a program just last month, and it had been startlingly lifelike.
Cost of LivingRobert Sheckley
They are possibly not startlingly brilliant, and he is perfectly easy to deceive.
The Crooked HouseBrandon Fleming
The comparison, if not startlingly original, was fairly just.
The Twelfth HourAda Leverson
startling
- causing surprise or fear; striking; astonishing
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