strikingly
adverb C1- In a striking way. · He entered strikingly, taking over the stage.
- To a remarkable degree or extent. · He was strikingly deficient in good sense.
- Remarkably, surprisingly. · Strikingly, he had bowed deeply to the Emperor.
From the library
In this case, however, although the occasion of the entertainment was similar, the company was strikingly dissimilar.
And his behaviour, so strikingly altered,--what could it mean?
Madame Danglars (who, although past the first bloom of youth, was still strikingly handsome) was now seated at the piano, a most elaborate piece of cabinet and inlaid work, while Lucien Debray, standing before a small work-table, was turning over the pages of an album.
Learn strikingly in real texts
With a free account, hover any word in the library for its meaning, hear it read aloud, save words for review timed to your memory, and see how much of each book you already know.