What does alarmingly mean?
Alarmingly means In an alarming way, frighteningly..
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/əˈlɑːm.ɪŋ.li/ · adverb
In an alarming way, frighteningly..
He sneezed alarmingly.
Even a small camber one way caused the whole outfit to list alarmingly.
Alarmingly, he went into a severe sneezing fit.
The maw-worm could emerge unexpectedly from any orifice, including, most alarmingly, the corner of people's eyes.
He went into an alarmingly severe sneezing fit.
Use alarmingly when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Alarmingly means In an alarming way, frighteningly..
The closest synonym depends on the sentence and intended sense.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
He sneezed alarmingly.
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