tellingly

Frequency: Very High

Translation

adv. in a convincing manner, clearly, indicating a matter; revealing the truth.

Example Sentences

Her absence from the meeting was tellingly conspicuous.

The declining sales figures were tellingly indicative of the company's financial troubles.

His silence on the matter spoke tellingly of his guilt.

The empty shelves in the store were tellingly alarming.

The lack of response from the audience was tellingly disappointing.

The sudden change in his behavior was tellingly strange.

The company's decision to cut employee benefits was tellingly unpopular.

Her refusal to speak about the issue was tellingly suspicious.

The lack of progress in the project was tellingly frustrating.

His nervous laughter was tellingly revealing of his anxiety.

Real-world Examples

Tellingly, Boeing itself has no plans to go supersonic.

Source: The Economist (Summary)

Tellingly, the agony about this can be most potent when we're young.

Source: Cultural Discussions

More tellingly, the number of women in the cabinet has fallen from four to one.

Source: The Economist - Comprehensive

Tellingly, Mr Gottlieb compares Garbo to two other movie stars: Marilyn Monroe and Meryl Streep.

Source: The Economist (Summary)

Tellingly, the person who has so far paid the greatest price for Weinstein's behavior is a woman.

Source: Time

Indeed, every feature is more or less tellingly glacial.

Source: Yosemite

Tellingly, the title of Levi Roach's book is " Empires of the Normans" , not " The Norman Empire" .

Source: The Economist - Arts

Instead—and tellingly—Mr Buckley's defence of Trumpian greatness depends on attacking others.

Source: The Economist Culture

Expressing himself sparely, he zeroes in on physical details that are tellingly ugly or bluntly unpoetic.

Source: The Economist Culture

Swiss hospitals, the Swiss postal system, Swiss banks, Swiss firefighters, Swiss Ambulances, and most tellingly their official currency is the Swiss Franc.

Source: Encyclopedia of Trivia Facts

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