"astonishingly" meaning in English

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Adverb

Audio: en-us-astonishingly.ogg [US] Forms: more astonishingly [comparative], most astonishingly [superlative]
Etymology: astonishing + -ly Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|astonishing|ly}} astonishing + -ly Head templates: {{en-adv}} astonishingly (comparative more astonishingly, superlative most astonishingly)
  1. In an astonishing manner; so as to surprise or astonish.
    Sense id: en-astonishingly-en-adv-MB4~0YZC
  2. Very; remarkably used as an intensifier. Synonyms (very (intensifier)): amazingly, staggeringly, very, hugely
    Sense id: en-astonishingly-en-adv-7nWuTv-g Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ly Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 29 71 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ly: 21 79 Disambiguation of 'very (intensifier)': 0 100

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