clashingly
- adverb
- /ˈklæʃɪŋli/
:
discordantemente
- Her clashingly mismatched outfit drew attention everywhere she went.
Examples
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"Here's Donald playing the piano," she'd say, and crash all ten of her fingers at once down on the keyboard, presenting a huge clashingly ugly flower of sound that vindicated me, somehow.
Fiction book (1993) -
The gym is decorated in a clashingly festive manner.
Fiction book (1999) -
The room was painted in clashingly bright colors that made it hard to relax.
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They had clashingly different opinions on how to decorate the venue.
Synonyms
25
3.9
In a very noticeable way that attracts attention
3
7.9
In a way that seems out of place for the situation
1
8.2
In a way that shocks and feels out of place
1
7.9
In a way that sounds or looks unpleasant with other things
In a way that shows direct contrast
In a way that shows a clear difference between two things
Antonyms
How Jarring
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word clashingly comes from clash, which meant 'to hit' or 'to make a loud, sudden sound' when two things meet, like two cymbals. So to act clashingly is to make a strong, jarring or conflicting effect, as if colours or ideas collide and do not fit together.