Definition of strikingly in English:
strikingly
adverb ˈstrʌɪkɪŋliˈstraɪkɪŋli
In a way that attracts attention by reason of being unusual, extreme, or prominent.
the stories strikingly illustrate the creative power of the imagination
their methods of work differed strikingly
as submodifier a strikingly beautiful girl
Example sentencesExamples
- The architect strikingly inserted natural elements in each of the rooms.
- Strikingly, despite their high style of living, they were able to save 80 per cent of their income.
- The corn is all transplanted by hand rather than direct-seeded, giving the field a strikingly orderly appearance.
- The greatest English watercolourists produced strikingly limpid studies of nature.
- The headdress with upright feathers, worn in Havana in the mid-1800s, is strikingly similar to ones from central Africa.
Definition of strikingly in US English:
strikingly
adverbˈstraɪkɪŋliˈstrīkiNGlē
In a way that attracts attention by reason of being unusual, extreme, or prominent.
the stories strikingly illustrate the creative power of the imagination
their methods of work differed strikingly
as submodifier a strikingly beautiful girl
Example sentencesExamples
- The greatest English watercolourists produced strikingly limpid studies of nature.
- Strikingly, despite their high style of living, they were able to save 80 per cent of their income.
- The headdress with upright feathers, worn in Havana in the mid-1800s, is strikingly similar to ones from central Africa.
- The corn is all transplanted by hand rather than direct-seeded, giving the field a strikingly orderly appearance.
- The architect strikingly inserted natural elements in each of the rooms.