Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: astonishingly
IPA transcription: [əst'ɑnɪʃɪŋli]
r meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: amazingly, surprisingly, astonishingly
    Meaning: in an amazing manner; to everyone's surprise; "amazingly, he finished medical school in three years"
Usage examples
  • 'It's astonishingly quiet and beautiful,' he said.
  • How astonishingly beautiful she was, even in this disguise!
  • Her look of exhaustion distressed him, and, for all her unreason, he felt himself astonishingly in sympathy with her.
  • And all good children to whom he related this story, took great heed of this naughty Cupid; but he made fools of them still, for he is astonishingly cunning.