Remarkably vs Astonishingly - What's the difference?
remarkably | astonishingly |
(manner) In a remarkable manner.
(degree) To a noteworthy extent.
*{{quote-news, year=2013, date=April 9, author=Andrei Lankov, title=Stay Cool. Call North Korea’s Bluff., work=New York Times
, passage=Suggestions that those leaders are irrational and their decisions unfathomable are remarkably shallow. North Korea is not a theocracy led by zealots who preach the rewards of the afterlife.}}
(evaluative) (Used to draw special attention to a proposition).
In an astonishing manner; so as to surprise or astonish.
Very; (used as an intensifier).
As adverbs the difference between remarkably and astonishingly
is that remarkably is (manner) in a remarkable manner while astonishingly is in an astonishing manner; so as to surprise or astonish.remarkably
English
Adverb
(en adverb)- He performed the piece remarkably , offering novel interpretations to its nearly cliched passages.
- That dog is remarkably fierce.
citation
- Remarkably , three State assembly elections were decided by a total of fewer than one hundred votes.
astonishingly
English
Adverb
(en adverb)- The advertisements made the place look promising, but the food was astonishingly bad.