startingly en · ADV
Etymology
From starting + -ly.
Meanings
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By sudden fits or starts; spasmodically.
VVhy do you ſpeake ſo ſtartingly and raſhly.
c. 1603–1604 (date written), William Shakespeare, The Tragœdy of Othello, the Moore of Venice. […] (First Quarto), London: […] N[icholas] O[kes] for Thomas Walkley, […], published 1622, →OCLC, [Act III, scene iv], page 57:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most startingly | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more startingly | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |