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

Recent Examples on the Web But amazingly, most residents stayed home for those two weeks, easing congestion on the freeways. Les Carpenter, Washington Post, 21 July 2024 The feedback, however, was amazingly positive, and Conde decided to develop this side of his musical persona. Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 4 July 2024 Rather amazingly, Midwest Princess did not crack the Billboard 200 until more than six months later, debuting at No. 127 on the chart dated Apr. 6 — right at the end of Chappell’s run on Rodrigo’s tour — with a little over 9,000 equivalent album units. Jason Lipshutz, Billboard, 27 June 2024 Body fat is an amazingly efficient energy storage device affording 3,500 calories (kcals) per pound. Bryant Stamford, The Courier-Journal, 27 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for amazingly 

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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 27 Jul. 2024.

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