Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- In an astonishing manner; to an astonishing degree.
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- adverb In an
astonishing manner; so as tosurprise orastonish . - adverb
Very ; used as an intensifier.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adverb in an amazing manner; to everyone's surprise
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Examples
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Detroit, astonishingly, is still the 11th-largest city in the U.S.
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Mr. Domingo, still in astonishingly robust voice, dominated his scenes; Mr. Castronovo, in a more lyric tenorial vein, brought both passion and restraint to Mario, and seemed to be singing in a different opera.
When Postman and Poet Meet Heidi Waleson 2010
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Detroit, astonishingly, is still the 11th-largest city in the U.S.
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Despite the near-freezing temperature, people are dressed in astonishingly little.
July 25, 2004 Laban 2004
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Despite the near-freezing temperature, people are dressed in astonishingly little.
Archive 2004-07-25 Laban 2004
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Sales at stores open at least a year increased 6% on an annual basis, a performance that Liberum Capital analyst Simon Irwin described as "astonishingly strong given the environment."
Inditex Profit Rises as Retailer Adds Stores Christopher Bjork 2011
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Congress is moving at a pace that can fairly be characterized as astonishingly fast to slash the number of Americans who lack health insurance by more than half.
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Congress is moving at a pace that can fairly be characterized as astonishingly fast to slash the number of Americans who lack health insurance by more than half.
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Congress is moving at a pace that can fairly be characterized as astonishingly fast to slash the number of Americans who lack health insurance by more than half.
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I got called "Jesus" about as often as I witnessed men pleasuring themselves, which is to say astonishingly often.
DailyFinance Jeff Bercovici 2010
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