adverb

astonishingly

adverb

In a way that causes great surprise or amazement.

"She recovered astonishingly quickly after the surgery."

Used to emphasize just how much or how extreme something is.

"The building was astonishingly expensive to renovate."

How to Use Astonishingly

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishVery, or in a way that is surprising — used to stress how extreme something is.

more astonishingly comparative, most astonishingly superlative

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She recovered _____ quickly after the surgery.

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