arrestingly
- adverb
- /əˈrɛstɪŋli/
:
impactantemente
- "The art world was soon too rich in ideas, though few were as arrestingly impudent and brilliant as Duchamp's, whose great passion was not art but chess, with its endless strategies for knocking out your opponent."
- arrestingly beautiful
- arrestingly bright blue
Examples
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This movement is mimed most effectively, most arrestingly, in "Henfar!" Depart!
Academic text (1997) -
Arrestingly, the law grounded in division and differentiation renders the material as such perceptible to the senses.
Academic text (2000) -
Yet my mother-in-law passes by the image, stops arrestingly, and says, "Oh my God, Gad, the baby looks exactly like you."
Academic text (2013) -
With his arrestingly unique art style, the painter captured the attention of everyone who visited the gallery.
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The film's arrestingly vivid imagery left the audience in awe and sparked countless discussions afterward.
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She wore a dress that was arrestingly bright and colorful, drawing the eye of everyone at the party.
Synonyms
330
3.9
In a way that is very noticeable or extreme
130
1.0
In a way that makes people want to know more
122
2.3
In a way that causes surprise or wonder
30
2.8
In a way that is easy to see or recognize
28
4.3
To do something in a very impressive or dramatic way
25
3.9
In a very noticeable way that attracts attention
23
4.4
In a very beautiful or impressive way
21
4.0
In a way that makes people very surprised
14
3.8
In a way that makes people feel respect
8
5.6
In a way that makes people feel very surprised
6
4.3
Making people feel very surprised
3
4.8
In a way that makes people pay close attention and believe it
3
4.1
In a way that makes you curious or interested
2
3.8
In a way that looks pleasant and attracts people
2
9.2
In a way that makes people very surprised or impressed
1
4.2
In a way that makes people feel very interested
1
4.6
In a way that attracts attention and makes people interested
1
2.8
In a way that makes people feel excited
1
4.4
In a way that makes someone want something
1
5.4
In a way that causes great public interest or excitement
1
4.6
In a way that keeps you very interested
1
7.9
In a very easy to notice and important way
1
5.9
In a way that is attractive and makes people pay attention
1
6.2
In an attractive, charming way that draws positive attention
1
7.2
In a way that is bright and attracts attention
1
7.0
In a way that is bright and meant to attract attention
1
9.6
Someone acts in a bold and confident way that attracts attention
In a way that attracts and holds people's attention
In a way that makes people notice something
In a showy way that attracts attention
In a way that makes people notice and want to copy it
Antonyms
How Arresting
8
4.2
23
4.4
25
3.9
30
2.8
130
1.0
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word arrestingly comes from arrest, which means 'to stop', like a police arrest that makes someone stop in their tracks. So if something is arrestingly beautiful or strange, it 'stops' people and takes their attention.