perturbingly means in a manner that perturbs. It carries an Arena rating of 1409, earned across 5 head-to-head judged battles.
Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, perturbingly ranks #3,685 of 17,138 for Most Incisive Words, #5,477 of 17,131 for Scariest Words, #7,052 of 17,126 for Most Elegant Words, #10,497 of 17,127 for Words That Escaped Their Books.
Why “perturbingly” is a great word
In a manner that causes disturbance, anxiety, or unease. From perturbing (present participle of perturb, from Latin perturbāre, from per- ("thoroughly") + turbāre ("to disturb, confuse")) + -ly (adverb-forming suffix). Unlike "disconcertingly," which flusters one's composure, or "unsettlingly," which challenges a sense of normalcy, "perturbingly" implies an active, deeper agitation of the mind's quiet. It is the steady drip of a faucet in a silent house, the cold precision of a smile that does not reach the eyes, and the hush of a crowd that turns to look not at you, but through you—a quiet signal that the world is not as orderly, or as safe, as one desperately needs to believe.
Etymology
From perturbing + -ly.
adv
- In a manner that perturbs.e.g.“The 'art or mystery of printing' could spread sedition and heresy more perturbingly than word of mouth.” — 1978, Peter H Sutcliffe, The Oxford University Press: an informal history:
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