Webster's 1828 Dictionary

STARTLING

ppr. Suddenly impressing with fear or surprise.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

STARTLINGLY

STARTLINGLY Star "tling *ly, adv.

 

Defn: In a startling manner.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

startling

star tling |ˈstärtl -iNG ˈstɑrdlɪŋ | ▶adjective very surprising, astonishing, or remarkable: he bore a startling likeness to their father | she had startling blue eyes. DERIVATIVES star tling ly adverb [ as submodifier ] : a startlingly good memory

 

Oxford Dictionary

startling

start |ling |ˈstɑːtlɪŋ | ▶adjective very surprising, astonishing, or remarkable: he bore a startling likeness to their father | she had startling blue eyes. DERIVATIVES startlingly adverb [ as submodifier ] : a startlingly good memory

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

startling

startling adjective startling news awaited him at Naples: surprising, astonishing, amazing, unexpected, unforeseen, staggering, shocking, stunning; extraordinary, remarkable, dramatic; disturbing, unsettling, perturbing, disconcerting, disquieting; frightening, alarming, scary. ANTONYMS predictable, ordinary.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

startling

startling adjective startling news awaited him at Naples: surprising, astonishing, amazing, unexpected, unforeseen, staggering, shocking, stunning; extraordinary, remarkable, dramatic; disturbing, unsettling, perturbing, disconcerting, disquieting; frightening, alarming, scary. ANTONYMS predictable, ordinary.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

startling

star tling /stɑ́ː r tlɪŋ /→startle 形容詞 more ～; most ～1 〈事が 〉はっと驚くような , びっくりさせるような , ショッキングな ▸ startling news [results ]驚くべき知らせ [結果 ]2 〈色が 〉すごく鮮やかな .～ly 副詞 びっくりする [させる ]ほどに .