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Definition of Strikingly
1. Adverb. In a striking manner. "The evidence was strikingly absent"
Definition of Strikingly
1. Adverb. (context: manner) In a striking way. ¹
2. Adverb. (context: degree) To a remarkable degree or extent. ¹
3. Adverb. (context: evaluative) Remarkably, surprisingly. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Strikingly
1. [adv]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Strikingly
Literary usage of Strikingly
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. United States Supreme Court Reports by Lawyers Co-operative Publishing Company, United States Supreme Court (1912)
"... the judgment debtors is made strikingly apparent when the subject is viewed
in the light of the consequences which followed the breach of the agreement. ..."
2. South Eastern Reporter by West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals, West Publishing Company, South Carolina Supreme Court (1906)
"The principle Is strikingly illustrated In McRee v. Gardner, 131 Mo. 599, 33 SW
166, In which the court held as follows: "Where a bill to remove a cloud on ..."
3. The Bookman (1903)
"To make Poe live before a knowing and critical public it was necessary to find
an actor who could impersonate him strikingly in appearance and temperament. ..."
4. Commentaries on American Law by James Kent, Charles M. Barnes (1884)
"... every other quarter of the globe, is most strikingly displayed in, the equality
and dignity which their institutions confer upon the female character. ..."
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