amazingly

Everyday

1. In a way that causes great surprise. tree →
2. Very, extremely: «amazingly fast». tree →
3. Used to say something is surprising: «Amazingly, nobody was hurt». tree →

In the lessons

Very common in everyday talk and stories for strong praise or surprise. Phrases: «amazingly good», «amazingly enough».

Examples

• She runs amazingly fast. tree →
• Amazingly, the cake didn't burn. tree →
• The view was amazingly beautiful. tree →
• Amazingly enough, the dog found its way home. tree →
• He did amazingly well in the spelling test. tree →
• The ant can carry amazingly heavy loads for its size. tree →
• The Frog enjoyed the water amazingly, and swam croaking about, as if he had done a good deed. tree →

Note

From «amazing». Overusing it weakens writing; try «remarkably», «surprisingly», «incredibly».