strikingly

[strahy-king-lee]

adverb

1. in a way that is impressive, noticeable, or conspicuous.

   What I recall most is how the northern and southern facades, identical in construction, look strikingly different in the half light before dawn.

   The unknown actors playing the lead roles are strikingly photogenic and elegant against the film’s background of social unrest and urban blight.

Word History and Origins

Origin of strikingly¹

striking ( def. ) + -ly

Example Sentences

Then, this summer, a group of housing analysts, including an economist at Moody’s Analytics, came up with the strikingly low figure of just 56,000 — though the authors acknowledged that it’s probably an underestimate.

From Los Angeles Times

German-born director Edward Berger, who brought his papal thriller “Conclave” to last year’s edition, returns with a strikingly different film in “Ballad of a Small Player.”

From Los Angeles Times

The text and graphics for her “Be Best” booklet, released in 2018 as part of her campaign to prevent childhood bullying, were strikingly similar to a pamphlet published by the Obama administration.

From Salon

But all the Polymita species are strikingly bright and colourful, which is an evolutionary mystery in itself.

From BBC

The Labour government has been strikingly critical of some of the practices of the civil service since coming to office in July last year.

From BBC

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