tellingly

• Adverbe signifiant « d'une manière qui révèle quelque chose de significatif ou d'important », souvent utilisé pour indiquer qu'une action ou une déclaration est particulièrement révélatrice ou pointe vers une vérité plus large.

An adverb meaning 'in a way that reveals something significant or important,' often used to indicate that an action or statement is particularly revealing or indicative of a larger truth.

1. RevealinglyC1formal

   In a way that shows or reveals something significant, often about a person's true feelings or a situation.

   de façon significative/révélatrice

   • He paused tellingly before answering the question.
   • She looked away tellingly when the topic was mentioned.
   • The silence was tellingly awkward after his comment.

   Synonymeseloquentlymeaningfullysignificantlysuggestively

2. Effectively or powerfullyC1formal

   In a manner that has a strong or noticeable impact.

   de manière frappante / avec force

   • The statistics telllingly illustrate the gap between rich and poor.
   • His argument was tellingly supported by the evidence.
   • The film's ending was tellingly emotional.

   Synonymeseffectivelyforcefullyimpressivelypotentlystrikingly

   Antonymesineffectivelypowerlesslyweakly