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Definition of striking adjective from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

      

    striking

     adjective
    adjective
    NAmE//ˈstraɪkɪŋ//
     
     
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  1. 1interesting and unusual enough to attract attention synonym marked a striking feature She bears a striking resemblance to her older sister. In striking contrast to their brothers, the girls were both intelligent and charming. Language Banksurprisinghighlighting interesting data
    • What is surprising about these results is that boys are more likely than girls to be left-handed.
    • Surprisingly, boys are more likely than girls to be left-handed.
    • Interestingly, even when both parents are left-handed, there is still only a 26% chance of their children being left-handed.
    • One of the most interesting findings is that only 2% of the left-handers surveyed have two left-handed parents.
    • It is interesting to note that people are more likely to be left-handed if their mother is left-handed than if their father is.
    • The most striking feature of these results is that left-handed mothers are more likely than left-handed fathers to have left-handed children.
  2. 2very attractive, often in an unusual way synonym stunning striking good looks She was undoubtedly a very striking young woman. see strike
 
adverb The two polls produced strikingly different results. She is strikingly beautiful.
See striking in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary