jarringly
- adverb
- /ˈdʒɑːrɪŋli/
- The child's laughter was jarringly out of place at the somber funeral.
- seem jarringly
- suddenly jarringly
- most jarringly
Examples
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The box would randomly yell at people in the waiting area; the volume was unnecessarily jarringly loud.
Blog text (2) -
Suddenly, jarringly, there is a quiet but distinct squeak that seems to come from within the hole.
Fiction book (1992) -
Quixote is a holy fool, jarringly out of step with the world.
Blog text (23) -
This shift seemed jarringly artificial, they said; they preferred the staged numbers to the integrated ones.
Academic text (2000) -
On this question, too, Dickerson jarringly departed from other Court holdings.
Academic text (2001) -
Rachel shook her head with a helplessness that was almost jarringly out of character.
Fiction book (1998) -
Stops suddenly and jarringly, but without the explosive bone-crushing finality we expected.
Fiction book (1996) -
The wedding gift is especially significant at the beginning and end of her narrative because pipestone jarringly decorates an object that is meant to set its owner above other people.
Academic text (1998) -
His words made a great impression on Cora, not because they were unusual, but because the sober way in which he said them struck jarringly on the general paean of joy that had greeted them so far.
Fiction book (1992) -
Fences and paved trails were jarringly inconsistent with a redwood forest and hence with the dominant managerial philosophy.
Academic text (1994)
Synonyms
In a very bad or shocking way
In a way that surprises or upsets people a lot
In a way that makes people feel worried or afraid
In a way that makes you feel worried or uneasy
In a way that makes you feel scared
In a way that makes people feel very surprised
Makes people feel shocked or disgusted
In a way that makes you feel afraid or very worried
In a way that makes people feel very afraid or shocked
In a way that is very shocking or frightening
In a way that makes people feel uneasy or confused
In a way that makes you feel worried or nervous
In a way that makes someone feel nervous or uneasy
In a way that makes people feel great shock or deep sadness
In a shocking way that shows ugly, frightening details
In a harsh, irritating way that annoys people
In a way that sounds or looks unpleasant with other things
In a way that makes someone feel sad or worried
In a way that makes people feel surprised and upset
In a way that looks or sounds very different and unpleasant together
In a sudden, rough way that shocks or surprises
In a way that makes people feel anxious or uneasy
Antonyms
How Jarring
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word jarringly comes from the verb jar, which meant 'to give a sudden shock' or 'to clash'. So, when something happens jarringly, it feels shocking or out of place, like a loud note in soft music.