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Startingly vs Startlingly - What's the difference?

startingly | startlingly |

As adverbs the difference between startingly and startlingly

is that startingly is by sudden fits or starts; spasmodically while startlingly is in a startling manner; in a manner that startles; surprisingly; shockingly.

startingly

English

Adverb

(en adverb)
  • By sudden fits or starts; spasmodically.
    • (Shakespeare)
    (Webster 1913)

    startlingly

    English

    Adverb

    (en adverb)
  • In a startling manner; in a manner that startles; surprisingly; shockingly.
  • * 2013 September 28, , " London Is Special, but Not That Special," New York Times (retrieved 28 September 2013):
    • Economically, too, London is startlingly different. The capital, unlike the country as a whole, has no budget deficit: London’s public spending matches the taxes paid in the city. The average Londoner contributes 70 percent more to Britain’s national income than people in the rest of the country.