"flabbergastingly" meaning in English

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Adverb

Forms: more flabbergastingly [comparative], most flabbergastingly [superlative]
Etymology: From flabbergasting + -ly. Etymology templates: {{affix|en|flabbergasting|-ly}} flabbergasting + -ly Head templates: {{en-adv}} flabbergastingly (comparative more flabbergastingly, superlative most flabbergastingly)
  1. Surprisingly, astonishingly or amazingly
    Sense id: en-flabbergastingly-en-adv-gsmN0aFD Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ly

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