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Definition of frighteningly in English: frighteninglyadverbˈfrʌɪt(ə)nɪŋliˈfraɪt(ə)nɪŋli 1In a frightening or alarming way. his eyes rolled frighteningly as submodifier a frighteningly realistic battle display Example sentencesExamples - Within the human condition, unlike the scientific world, anything is frighteningly possible.
- A few minutes into surgery, she came stomping frighteningly into the room.
- The effects team does a great job of producing everything from a frighteningly real plane crash to some great shootouts in the baggage transfer.
- It is hardly surprising that their president would frighteningly command his compatriots to strike fear in the heart of the enemy.
- His eyes, like a raccoon caught in a porch light, stared frighteningly.
- She looks roughly like an evil version of Bozo the Clown, complete with red mushroom hair and a frighteningly pale skin complexion.
- This album will draw everyone—from the hardcore purists that frighteningly mirror the aforementioned folkies to the curious mall punks—to their feet.
- It's a dark, cutting satire that's frighteningly relevant to the status quo.
- A national concern is the increasing supply of crack cocaine, which can make addicts out of users frighteningly quickly.
- The three lead actors become their characters in a frighteningly accurate way.
2sentence adverb Used to express alarm at a situation or event. frighteningly, there is little anyone can do Example sentencesExamples - We attended her 80th birthday party, at which, somewhat frighteningly, she attributed her political longevity to eating lots of healthy food and taking her vitamins.
- Frighteningly, some ninnies actually advocated melting the Arctic ice cap by covering it with black soot.
- Frighteningly, some conservative commentators are now dropping any pretense that this is not the case.
- Frighteningly, any passing schoolchild or commuter could have been a casualty in any of those incidents.
- He also, rather frighteningly, believes that the world desires his makeover.
- But in the league division and championship series, suddenly, frighteningly, inexplicably, the pitcher had no idea where he'd throw it next.
- Frighteningly, they are more alike than either of them realizes.
- It was extremely difficult to estimate how many people have a disease which, frighteningly, may have an incubation period of as long as 40 years.
- Doling out cash drives up insurance costs, and more frighteningly, creates a conflict of interest in which lawyers have a vested interest in seeing returns on their own money.
- We may see more of the chips being used to track objects, animals, and—frighteningly as it may sound—humans.
Definition of frighteningly in US English: frighteninglyadverbˈfraɪt(ə)nɪŋliˈfrīt(ə)niNGlē 1In a frightening or alarming way. his eyes rolled frighteningly as submodifier a frighteningly realistic battle display Example sentencesExamples - His eyes, like a raccoon caught in a porch light, stared frighteningly.
- It is hardly surprising that their president would frighteningly command his compatriots to strike fear in the heart of the enemy.
- This album will draw everyone—from the hardcore purists that frighteningly mirror the aforementioned folkies to the curious mall punks—to their feet.
- A national concern is the increasing supply of crack cocaine, which can make addicts out of users frighteningly quickly.
- A few minutes into surgery, she came stomping frighteningly into the room.
- Within the human condition, unlike the scientific world, anything is frighteningly possible.
- It's a dark, cutting satire that's frighteningly relevant to the status quo.
- The effects team does a great job of producing everything from a frighteningly real plane crash to some great shootouts in the baggage transfer.
- She looks roughly like an evil version of Bozo the Clown, complete with red mushroom hair and a frighteningly pale skin complexion.
- The three lead actors become their characters in a frighteningly accurate way.
2sentence adverb Used to express alarm at a situation or event. frighteningly, there is little anyone can do Example sentencesExamples - Doling out cash drives up insurance costs, and more frighteningly, creates a conflict of interest in which lawyers have a vested interest in seeing returns on their own money.
- Frighteningly, any passing schoolchild or commuter could have been a casualty in any of those incidents.
- We may see more of the chips being used to track objects, animals, and—frighteningly as it may sound—humans.
- Frighteningly, they are more alike than either of them realizes.
- Frighteningly, some conservative commentators are now dropping any pretense that this is not the case.
- Frighteningly, some ninnies actually advocated melting the Arctic ice cap by covering it with black soot.
- We attended her 80th birthday party, at which, somewhat frighteningly, she attributed her political longevity to eating lots of healthy food and taking her vitamins.
- It was extremely difficult to estimate how many people have a disease which, frighteningly, may have an incubation period of as long as 40 years.
- He also, rather frighteningly, believes that the world desires his makeover.
- But in the league division and championship series, suddenly, frighteningly, inexplicably, the pitcher had no idea where he'd throw it next.
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