arrestingly

English

Etymology

arresting +‎ -ly

Adverb

arrestingly (comparative more arrestingly, superlative most arrestingly)

1. In a way or to an extent that is arresting; so as to catch the attention suddenly.

   She was arrestingly beautiful.

   • 2009 January 14, Ben Brantley, Jason Zinoman, “In Festival, Biography, Beckett and Blues”, in New York Times:

     The tag still fits the arrestingly paradoxical presence of this performance artist […]

Synonyms

• strikingly