fairly startled

Frequency: 5.54.1 per million words

To be quite surprised.

startledADVERB + startled

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fairly

Examples (10)

  • She looked fairly startled when I suddenly called her name.
  • He was fairly startled by the unexpected noise from outside.
  • The news left her fairly startled and momentarily speechless.
  • I must admit, I was fairly startled by his blunt and direct question.
  • They seemed fairly startled to see us standing at their doorstep.
  • Even the most composed person would be fairly startled by such a sudden event.
  • The sudden flash of lightning made everyone in the room fairly startled.
  • Her reaction clearly showed she was fairly startled by the unexpected revelation.
  • We were all fairly startled when the fire alarm suddenly went off in the building.
  • It's not every day you see someone fairly startled by something as harmless as a butterfly.