amazingly

adverb

amaz·​ing·​ly ə-ˈmā-ziŋ-lē How to pronounce amazingly (audio)
1
: to an amazing degree
amazingly low prices
2
: as is amazing
Amazingly, she wasn't hurt by the fall.

Examples of amazingly in a Sentence

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An 8-year-old girl was amazingly found alive and unharmed after heavy rain swept her into a sewer in China, authorities said on June 24. Gabe Hauari, USA Today, 28 June 2025 After harmonizing a few bars and then amazingly speaking in totally perfect unison, the on-screen exes got to revisiting some of the freshman CBS hit’s biggest twists. Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 27 June 2025 That’s about 10% more than the next-highest class, which amazingly was 1984, featuring some guy named Michael Jordan. Lev Akabas, Sportico.com, 25 June 2025 Another cat that went missing a year earlier was amazingly found in a nearby park by his owner. Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for amazingly

Word History

First Known Use

1650, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of amazingly was in 1650

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“Amazingly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/amazingly. Accessed 11 Jul. 2025.

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