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remarkably
adverb
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
remarkably resilient
▪ The company proved remarkably resilient during the recession.
remarkably/strikingly/startlingly similar
▪ The results of each study are remarkably similar.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
accurate
▪ All are now agreed that that proved to be a remarkably accurate estimate.
▪ He did a remarkably accurate imitation of the soft, low drag of a rapidly disappearing device.
▪ The dock company's estimate of heavy goods vehicle traffic has proved remarkably accurate.
▪ The Bottle-nosed dolphin's sonar sense is remarkably accurate.
▪ But quite a few proved remarkably accurate.
▪ Unsophisticated everyday language is remarkably accurate in the way it describes the spirituality of the world.
clear
▪ When these figures are carefully decoded, a remarkably clear picture of the whole military organization emerges.
▪ She was a small, frail old lady in her late seventies with remarkably clear, unwrinkled skin and wide blue eyes.
▪ Experience shows that most forms of institutional use follow a remarkably clear pattern.
close
▪ She is obviously following this insane dialogue with remarkably close attention.
▪ Despite the variety of sources, the differences were not very marked - the top five were remarkably close in quality.
consistent
▪ Yet the way men define their role has remained remarkably consistent.
▪ They produced a remarkably consistent sound for the revolving-door group.
▪ Despite differences in dosage and length of treatment, the results are remarkably consistent.
▪ More than a decade of performance and change has demonstrated a remarkably consistent, if counterintuitive, phenomenon.
▪ In this study there was a remarkably consistent proximal small intestinal enteropathy of mild to moderate severity.
▪ Risk factors for sudden infant death syndrome were remarkably consistent for both Maori and non-Maori populations within New Zealand.
▪ Discussion of Judgment Results Subjects appeared to make judgments which were remarkably consistent with those given when actually driving.
constant
▪ They are capable of flight at 56 days - a strange figure which none the less seems to be remarkably constant.
▪ In fact, the statistics on the type of problems on which advice is sought have remained remarkably constant since 1973/74.
free
▪ There were exceptionally few meetings cancelled and Scudamore stayed remarkably free of injury.
▪ They relied on Deaver to do this and gave him a remarkably free hand in arranging the details of their lives.
▪ Like the oceans in general, healthy reefs seem remarkably free of plant life.
▪ The detail of planning legislation by and large fell to a number of able officials who had a remarkably free hand.
▪ The Bush administration was also remarkably free of internal strife, at least until its reelection effort faltered.
▪ The book was remarkably free of minor errors.
good
▪ In fact, at the time it must have seemed a remarkably good idea.
▪ The likeness was remarkably good, certainly enough for a quick check at Immigration.
▪ She was 66 at the time, and remains active, and in remarkably good health.
▪ It is therefore interesting that there is evidence that the brain is remarkably good at recognizing patterns of similar marks.
▪ She is a remarkably good mimic.
▪ Despite being recorded in analogue, the sound-quality is still remarkably good.
▪ Garden designer, Gertrude Jekyll is looking in remarkably good shape, considering she was 150 yesterday.
high
▪ This debate seemed to be marked by a remarkably high standard of studied insult.
▪ In addition, Los Angeles has always demonstrated a remarkably high tolerance for spiritual innovators, political cranks, and religious eccentrics.
▪ Many low-fat spreads still have a remarkably high fat content-some contain as much as 60 per cent fat.
▪ The security of tenure of corporation executives is remarkably high.
little
▪ Yet there has been remarkably little research activity in this area.
▪ Yet this conviction leads to remarkably little effort and, indeed, to remarkably few suggestions for specific action.
▪ There has been remarkably little turnover in the teaching staff.
▪ Voice over Largely because of absentee owners, the gardens at Shotover have changed remarkably little.
▪ Typical size is 2 to 3 pounds, and with the head already removed there is remarkably little waste.
▪ Even in public libraries, remarkably little stock revision takes place.
▪ As a consequence, remarkably little action has been taken to stop a preventable disease.
low
▪ Our injury count was remarkably low.
▪ As a concept album, it's remarkably low on conceptual tosh.
▪ The government claims its success is shown by a remarkably low 5 percent rate of recidivism.
resilient
▪ On the surface, at least, most of the children seem remarkably resilient.
▪ After her initial prostration, Constanze proved remarkably resilient, and began to demonstrate her innate capacity for organization.
▪ A straw-poll of representatives yesterday showed support for the Chancellor is remarkably resilient.
▪ Probably for this reason, it has proved a remarkably resilient idea.
▪ Although cob walls contain no stone, apart from the footings, they are remarkably resilient.
short
▪ The evaluation aspect of advertising is an element of marketing which is remarkably short of measurement devices.
▪ But a walk through lush green countryside reveals an environment remarkably short of wildlife.
▪ Neural networks can produce very good answers, though not necessarily optimum solutions, in remarkably short times.
▪ These statements are all true and there have been astonishing changes of government policy in a remarkably short period.
similar
▪ To my mind they are remarkably similar.
▪ Despite the difference in overall level of performance the relationship between risk and recognition performance in the two studies was remarkably similar.
▪ One is John McCain, the other is Ken Livingstone-and they are playing a remarkably similar game.
▪ Often Dawson's ideas are remarkably similar to those of Eliot.
▪ For those aged over 65 the responses were remarkably similar for both males and females.
▪ In both these hands, the problem is remarkably similar.
▪ To the untrained eye, the two products look remarkably similar.
▪ Child prodigies Also, children everywhere go through remarkably similar learning stages.
small
▪ It provides a reasonably equitable and comprehensive service to the whole population at remarkably small cost.
▪ I am still left aghast at the astonishing numbers of totally incompatible cichlids that are sometimes crammed into remarkably small tanks.
▪ For a band that has been performing for around a decade, their output is remarkably small, but perfectly formed.
▪ All for a remarkably small outlay.
▪ Again, for remarkably small outlay, you will have added new interest and improved the quality of the room.
▪ Even so, the number of households for which this is true is remarkably small.
▪ This is a remarkably small number of cases and needs further examination.
▪ This said, the number of sonnets which are not specifically about a human relationship is remarkably small.
stable
▪ And in spite of considerable growth the composition of residential settlement was remarkably stable over time.
▪ Personality does not change with age but instead remains remarkably stable through the years.
▪ The half year before the demerger of the textile division was otherwise remarkably stable.
strong
▪ So far, therefore, the fourth assertion looks remarkably strong.
▪ All of them were remarkably strong.
▪ In some species the venom is remarkably strong.
successful
▪ The transition from Empire to Commonwealth was remarkably successful, but it did not strengthen Britain as had been hoped.
▪ Labels aside, some have been remarkably successful.
▪ Mr Gordon appears to have been remarkably successful in keeping out the looters.
▪ What they have combined with this has been a church growth philosophy that has been remarkably successful.
▪ It is one which, whether measured in terms of winning elections or carrying through policies, has been remarkably successful.
▪ Britain may be no good at sports, but it is remarkably successful at inventing them.
▪ The Nazification drive had been remarkably successful by this time.
▪ But now Bingham is nearing the end of his remarkably successful time as Northern Ireland's manager.
■ VERB
look
▪ Paula was watching Newman: he looked remarkably fit.
▪ Mr Greenleaf looked remarkably calm, almost bored.
▪ But the teenager looked remarkably self-assured as he embraced the film-makers and picked up his award.
▪ Their list looks remarkably like those of researchers who have studied this subject.
▪ So far, therefore, the fourth assertion looks remarkably strong.
▪ She has two young calves that look remarkably like fawns without spots.
▪ Meanwhile Marcus's face, emerging from beneath the soiled stubble, was looking remarkably clean and young.
▪ He found, with some surprise, that his sandwich looked remarkably inviting, even though it was on white bread.
prove
▪ This attractive model of urban development has proved remarkably elusive on the ground.
▪ Throughout the film he proves remarkably deaf to the tones and inflections of speech.
▪ The dock company's estimate of heavy goods vehicle traffic has proved remarkably accurate.
▪ After her initial prostration, Constanze proved remarkably resilient, and began to demonstrate her innate capacity for organization.
▪ Patches of sand alongside good worm colonies often prove remarkably rich in finds for detectorists.
remain
▪ Yet the way men define their role has remained remarkably consistent.
▪ Personality does not change with age but instead remains remarkably stable through the years.
▪ In fact, the statistics on the type of problems on which advice is sought have remained remarkably constant since 1973/74.
▪ For all of his worldly ambition, Gutfreund remained remarkably parochial and introverted.
▪ Carmella sensed this and remained remarkably calm.
▪ In the face of all this, public opinion has remained remarkably level-headed.
▪ Silverpoint gives a fine, grey line and remains remarkably true to the expression of the artist.
▪ Mrs Joiner's relationship with the children was very pleasant and she remained remarkably encouraging when they were a little restless.
seem
▪ On the surface, at least, most of the children seem remarkably resilient.
▪ He seems remarkably dumb for a wealthy guy.
▪ For all his enclosure he seemed remarkably in touch with the world.
▪ For some one who had just completed an incisive experiment, Stafford seemed remarkably subdued, even irritable.
▪ Your recollection of what she said seems remarkably inaccurate.
▪ But no, they both seem remarkably cheerful.
▪ Like the oceans in general, healthy reefs seem remarkably free of plant life.
▪ East of Brighton the species seems remarkably scarce in winter.
sound
▪ The official line on all this often sounds remarkably complacent.
▪ There were incredible stories of battered, scratched husbands who sounded remarkably like himself.
▪ All this sounded remarkably easy to accomplish, as invasion plans invariably did on paper.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
Remarkably, both the kids and the grown-ups enjoyed themselves.
▪ Prague is a remarkably beautiful place.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
▪ And in spite of considerable growth the composition of residential settlement was remarkably stable over time.
▪ Despite differences in dosage and length of treatment, the results are remarkably consistent.
▪ He did a remarkably accurate imitation of the soft, low drag of a rapidly disappearing device.
▪ He felt remarkably calm, as if everything had already happened to him.
▪ It provides a reasonably equitable and comprehensive service to the whole population at remarkably small cost.
▪ The small room looked remarkably like Richard's study.
▪ Though Centralism comes in many guises and applications, the basic notions that fuel it are remarkably consistent-as are the results.
▪ Yet, the voice is young and fresh and remarkably full.
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Remarkably

Remarkable \Re*mark"a*ble\ (-?-b'l), a. [F. remarquable.] Worthy of being remarked or noticed; noticeable; conspicuous; hence, uncommon; extraordinary.

'T is remarkable, that they Talk most who have the least to say.
--Prior.

There is nothing left remarlable Beneath the visiting moon.
--Shak.

Syn: Observable; noticeable; extraordinary; unusual; rare; strange; wonderful; notable; eminent. [1913 Webster] -- Re*mark"a*ble*ness, n. -- Re*mark"a*bly, adv.

Wiktionary
remarkably

adv. 1 (context manner English) In a remarkable manner. 2 (context degree English) To a noteworthy extent.

WordNet
remarkably
  1. adv. to a remarkably degree or extent; "she was unusually tall" [syn: unusually, outstandingly, unco] [ant: normally]

  2. in a signal manner; "signally inappropriate methods" [syn: signally, unmistakably]

Usage examples of "remarkably".

I saw, sitting before a table, a woman already somewhat advanced in age, with two young girls and two boys, but I looked in vain for the actress, whom Don Sancio Pico at last presented to me in the shape of one of the two boys, who was remarkably handsome and might have been seventeen.

Throughout our history we have proved to be a remarkably adaptable species.

She snorted, sounding remarkably like Arra, sat down, and licked her butt.

Those were always remarkably alike, every one seeming to be owned by a widow lady of formidable dimensions and creaking corsets, commanding a staff that consisted of her numerous beefy daughters.

Four hundred and eighty-seven runners had started the race, and remarkably, nearly seventy of them eventually returned to the finish line, each having delivered the necessary four Popsicle sticks marked with their bib number.

He sat down nude at a desk in a side room of Entry Hall, attended by a most remarkably bicoloured woman, also nude, lovely withal, introduced to me only as Lois.

The bladders also differ remarkably from those of the previous species, as within there are no quadrifid, only bifid, processes.

They returned with smoked dumbo meat and two cured skins, which Booce shaped into armor that looked remarkably like the silver suit.

Eve Bucca, a remarkably strong woman who never showed grief in public, understood why her husband ran up those seventy-eight stories.

It was remarkably short, saying only that Kosta had joined the Institute six weeks earlier after graduating from Clarkston University in Cairngorm, Balmoral.

The wool from Terran sheep raised on Ferguson grew up to eighteen inches long and was remarkably fine, but the Headman was shearing his citizenry closer than ever they did their sheep.

Had you not chanced to tell me about a month ago that you had no taste for music, I would have told you that I could play the violoncello remarkably well, but if I had mentioned such a thing, I know you well enough to be certain that you would have bought an instrument immediately, and I could not, dearest, find pleasure in anything that would weary you.

Roman Emperor, or even the whole lot, lay in his lavish silvery pram in the kitchen, looking remarkably like a very soft, very large apple dumpling that has been slightly over-boiled.

In SCORPIO, ANTARES, of the 1st magnitude, and remarkably red, was one of the four great Stars, FOMALHAUT, in Cetus, ALDEBARAN in Taurus, REGULUS in Leo, and ANTARES, that formerly answered to the Solstitial and Equinoctial points, and were much noticed by astronomers.

Sammy had reassured Joe, however, that it was not disgust at the violence portrayed but at the awareness, always for some reason painful to Anapol, of how big the latest Escapist donnybrook was going to go over with the remarkably bloodthirsty children of America.