[
UK
/dɪstˈɜːbɪŋli/
]
[ US /dɪˈstɝbɪŋɫi/ ]
[ US /dɪˈstɝbɪŋɫi/ ]
ADVERB
-
in a disturbing manner
the details of the kidnaper's letter had sounded disturbingly convincing
How To Use disturbingly In A Sentence
- The reality is a disturbingly different film, dark and sombre, a 17th century candle-lit England, a portrait of the poet and debauchee John Wilmot, and one that ultimately bows out to a feminist heroine
- But also, confusingly and faintly disturbingly, a childlike innocence that appeals to us all. Times, Sunday Times
- The flexible, permanent set consists of a curved wall, covered with a disturbingly lurid purple wallpaper whose pattern varies in scale from normal to absurdly large.
- Often, the tone of the letters is disturbingly frank. The Times Literary Supplement
- Provided that sun creams can be used for protection, the problem is only - though disturbingly - a cosmetic one, seriously so for dark-skinned people; small patches of depigmentation can also occur in the iris.
- A youngster from a disturbingly troubled background, he was left to wander the woods near his home, armed with a gun and a headful of demonic thoughts.
- Others were disturbingly abstract, and Hawk could give her no clue as to their exact meaning.
- Police say that the hoax calls are often disturbingly graphic. Times, Sunday Times
- Disturbingly, it's from some twee site devoted to British Sixties culture…
- Disturbingly, many people were honking their support for him.