STARTLINGLY

startlingly

(adverb) in a startling manner; “a startlingly modern voice”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adverb

startlingly (comparative more startlingly, superlative most startlingly)

In a startling manner; surprisingly; shockingly.

Source: Wiktionary


Star"tling*ly, adv.

Definition: In a startling manner.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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CHEMICAL

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Coffee Trivia

The average annual yield from one coffee tree is the equivalent of 1 to 1 1/2 pounds of roasted coffee. It takes about 4,000 hand-picked green coffee beans to make a pound of coffee.

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