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CONTRASTINGLY
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Dictionary entry overview: What does contrastingly mean?
• CONTRASTINGLY (adverb)
The adverb CONTRASTINGLY has 1 sense:
1. in a contrasting manner
Familiarity information: CONTRASTINGLY used as an adverb is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
In a contrasting manner
Context example:
contrastingly, both the rooms leading off it gave an immediate impression of being disgraced
Pertainym:
contrasting (strikingly different; tending to contrast)
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