startling
AdjectiveUS[stahrt-ling]/ˈstɑrtlɪŋ/2 syllables
Open English WordNet
Adjective (1)
- so remarkably different or sudden as to cause momentary shock or alarm“Sydney's startling new Opera House”“startling news”“startling earthquake shocks”Opposite unsurprisingSimilar surprising
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
“startling” is listed under Startle.
Star′tle (stär′t'l), intransitive verb [past tense & past participle Startled (stär′t'ld); present participle & verbal noun Startling (stär′tlĭng).]
Origin: Freq. of start.
To move suddenly, or be excited, on feeling alarm; to start.
Why shrinks the soul Back on herself, and startles at destruction?— Joseph Addison
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54