striking
/ˈstrɑɪ·kɪŋ/ adjDefinition
› obvious, interesting, and (esp. of a person) often attractive: Perhaps the most striking feature of this computer is that it is so easy to use. There was a striking physical resemblance between the two men. He was a striking figure with full beard and flowing, collar-length hair. strikingly /ˈstrɑɪ·kɪŋ·li/ adv › a strikingly beautiful landscape They came to strikingly different conclusions about what should be done.
(Definition of striking adj from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary
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