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thrillingly

thrillingly

1 3.9
In a way that makes people feel very excited
  • adverb
  • /ˈθrɪlɪŋli/
translation icon : emocionantemente
  • The roller coaster ride was thrillingly fast, making everyone scream with excitement.
  • thrillingly beautiful
  • thrillingly so
  • most thrillingly

But are there any kind of thrillingly different AI research avenues?

Examples

  • How thrillingly clever of you to deduce that, Monsieur Porridge!

    Death on the Nile (1978)

  • "Maybe not thrillingly amazing or anything, but it's all based on behavior."

    Blog text (4)

  • Wow, dude, That is just thrillingly, thrillingly simple.

  • All this, to see myself, thrillingly, through her eyes.

    Fiction book (2002)

  • It's been a terrible night, but at least thrillingly so.

    Fiction book (2000)

  • Humbert, what a thrillingly different name.

    Lolita (1962)

  • Change was coming: symbolic, palpable, and thrillingly uncertain.

    Blog text (22)

  • One may create a thrillingly equipped superstar, a drab daily driver, or anything in between.

    Blog text (25)

  • And Bonello makes some thrillingly bold choices, including a brilliant sequence set to a pop song that wasn't recorded until 70 years later.

    Blog text (2)

  • A stonking electronica album, thrillingly imaginative and inventive, it keeps moving and shape-shifting.

    Blog text (16)

Synonyms

spectacularly
vsthrillingly
28 4.3

To do something in a very impressive or dramatic way

focuses on causing enjoyment rather than only dramatic display
tantalizingly
vsthrillingly
  • US
4 7.4

In a way that tempts you to want something that is hard to get

creates full enjoyment and excitement rather than teasing desire
excitingly
vsthrillingly
1 2.8

In a way that makes people feel excited

emphasizes intense enjoyment or strong feeling rather than mere interest
rapturously
vsthrillingly
1 7.4

Showing great pleasure and excitement

causes great excitement or enjoyment rather than only showing it
exhilaratingly
vsthrillingly
1 6.4

In a way that makes you feel very happy and full of energy

focuses on strong enjoyment rather than only energetic feeling
intoxicatingly
vsthrillingly
1 7.6

In a way that makes you feel very excited and happy

creates strong excitement or enjoyment without the euphoria aspect
grippingly
vsthrillingly
1 4.6

In a way that keeps you very interested

causes great enjoyment rather than only grabbing attention
tinglingly
vsthrillingly
7.1

In a way that causes a strong, pleasant thrill

causes broad great excitement or enjoyment rather than a shiver
enthrallingly
vsthrillingly
7.7

In a way that holds the attention very strongly

causes great excitement or enjoyment rather than only fascination
stimulatingly
vsthrillingly
5.5

In a way that makes people more interested or excited

triggers strong enjoyment or excitement rather than only mental interest
rousingly
vsthrillingly
5.6

Excites people and makes them want to act

creates excitement or enjoyment but not always meant to prompt action

Antonyms

dully
3 4.4

In a boring way that shows little interest or energy

How Exciting

thrillingly
1 3.9
excitingly
1 2.8
engagingly
1 4.6
interestingly
130 1.0

Surface Forms

thrillingly positive
thrillinglier comparative
thrillingliest superlative

Morphology

thrillingly = thrilling (transparent) = thrill + ing + ly

The adverb is formed by adding the productive adverbial suffix '-ly' to the adjective 'thrilling', whose meaning is transparently derived from 'thrill' + '-ing'.

Etymology

Thrillingly comes from the verb thrill, which long ago meant 'to pierce' or 'go through', like a sharp feeling that seems to pass through you. So thrillingly means 'in a way that gives strong excitement', as in a thriller that keeps you on the edge of your seat.