arrestingly

əˈrɛstɪŋli

Definition

Definition of arrestingly - Reverso English Dictionary

Adverb

attention

Rare

in a way that attracts attention

Rare

She was arrestingly beautiful, turning heads wherever she went.

conspicuously

noticeably

strikingly

stopping

TECH.

in a manner that stops progress

TECH.

The speech was arrestingly powerful, halting all conversation in the room.

noticeably

strikingly

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Origin of arrestingly

Latin, ad (to) + restare (remain)

Examples of arrestingly in a sentence

His speech was arrestingly powerful, leaving the audience in awe.
The artist's work was arrestingly unique, drawing everyone's attention.
The scene was arrestingly beautiful, making everyone stop and stare.

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French:d'une manière saisissante, de façon paralysante, ...
German:auf eine fesselnde Weise, hemmend, ...
Italian:in modo accattivante, in maniera che ferma, ...
Spanish:de forma llamativa, de forma que detiene, ...
Portuguese:de forma cativante, de maneira cativante, ...
Chinese:吸引人地, ...
Japanese:目を引くように, 止めるように, ...
Arabic:بِشَكل لافِت, بشكل يوقف الجميع, ...
Hebrew:בְּצוּרָה מַרְשִׁימָה, בְּאֹפֶן מְעַכֵּב, ...
Russian:захватывающе, поразительно, ...
Ukrainian:захопливо, вражаюче, ...
Hindi:ध्यान आकर्षित करने वाले तरीके से, रोकने वाले तरीके से, ...
Bengali:মনোযোগ আকর্ষণ করে এমনভাবে, প্রগতিকে থামিয়ে দেওয়ার মতোভাবে, ...
Catalan:de manera captivadora, de manera paralitzant, ...
Czech:nápadně, zarážejícím způsobem, ...
Danish:på en fængslende måde, på en stoppende måde, ...
Dutch:aandacht trekkend, op een manier die stopt, ...
Greek:με τρόπο που τραβάει την προσοχή, με τρόπο που σταματάει την πρόοδο, ...
Hungarian:feltűnően, megállítóan, ...
Khmer:យ៉ាងទាក់ទាញចំណាប់អារម្មណ៍, យ៉ាងគួរឱ្យចាប់អារម្មណ៍រហូតធ្វើឱ្យសកម្មភាពផ្អាក, ...
Korean:눈에 띄게, 멈추게 하는 방식으로, ...
Persian:به طرز چشمگیری, به طور متوقف کننده, ...
Polish:uderzająco, w sposób zatrzymujący, ...
Portuguese (BR):de forma cativante, de maneira cativante, ...
Romanian:într-un mod captivant, într-un mod impresionant, ...
Swedish:uppseendeväckande, på ett sätt som stoppar, ...
Thai:อย่างดึงดูดความสนใจ, อย่างหยุดยั้ง, ...
Turkish:dikkat çekici bir şekilde, durdurucu bir şekilde, ...
Vietnamese:một cách thu hút, một cách ngăn chặn, ...

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