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Strikingly vs Principally - What's the difference?

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Strikingly is a related term of principally.


As adverbs the difference between strikingly and principally

is that strikingly is (manner) in a striking way while principally is in a primary manner; pertaining to the principal of a matter.

strikingly

English

Adverb

(en adverb)
  • (manner) In a striking way.
    • He entered strikingly , taking over the stage.
  • (degree) To a remarkable degree or extent.
    • He was strikingly deficient in good sense.
  • *
    • Patterns of evolution in the two families, however, are strikingly different.
  • * 1900 , , The House Behind the Cedars , Chapter I,
    • Warwick's first glance had revealed the fact that the young woman was strikingly handsome, with a stately beauty seldom encountered.
  • (evaluative) Remarkably, surprisingly.
    • Strikingly , he had bowed deeply to the Emperor.

    principally

    English

    Adverb

    (-)
  • In a primary manner; pertaining to the principal of a matter.