amazingly

adverb amaz·ing·ly \ ə-ˈmā-ziŋ-lē \

Updated on: 11 Apr 2018

Definition of amazingly

1 : to an amazing degree

amazingly low prices

2 : as is amazing

Amazingly, she wasn't hurt by the fall.

Recent Examples of amazingly from the Web

Thankfully, amazingly, excitement started to drip through my veins again.

— valentina valentini, Longreads, "A Clarifying Dose of Reality (TV)," 6 Apr. 2018
Perhaps amazingly, little Greendale beat all the big guys.

— jane ford-stewart, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Odds in police chases favor the fleeing car, statistics show," 3 Apr. 2018
These are both amazingly good photos, given the scant amount of light available for the cameras to work with.

— vlad savov, The Verge, "Huawei’s P20 Pro takes even better night pictures than the Pixel 2 XL," 30 Mar. 2018
But amazingly, rather than waiting for the puck to fall, Crosby batted it up in midair with his stick before swatting backhandedly over Price’s shoulder.

— michelle r. martinelli, For The Win, "Sidney Crosby bats puck in midair for filthy backhanded goal," 22 Mar. 2018
The Democratic and Republican parties, the world’s second- and third-oldest parties, have been amazingly resilient — yes, and loud — political organisms, adaptive and roughly balancing each other out.

— San Francisco Chronicle, "Both political parties are more dysfunctional than Trump White House," 21 Mar. 2018
The Democratic and Republican parties, the world's second and third oldest parties, have been amazingly resilient – yes, and loud – political organisms, adaptive and roughly balancing each other out.

— andrew malcolm, Anchorage Daily News, "Both political parties are more dysfunctional than Trump White House," 21 Mar. 2018
Some of them are amazingly delicious, particularly the ones that substitute tequila or mezcal, or ones that play up the bitter elements to the hilt.

— kevin hopper, idahostatesman, "What bartenders drink: An affair with all things bitter | Idaho Statesman," 20 Mar. 2018
Meghan Markle was spotted on Monday wearing the trendy winter white ensemble of your dreams: A cream-colored coat by Amanda Wakeley, navy Manolo Blahnik pumps, a Mulberry bag, and an amazingly chic white beret by Stephen Jones.

— lauren adhav, Cosmopolitan, "Meghan Markle Just Wore a White Beret and Now I Want a White Beret," 12 Mar. 2018

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