Aback
Aback adverb - Without warning.
Usage example: completely taken aback by the neighbors' announcement that they were moving
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Slowly
Slowly adverb - At a pace that is less than usual, desirable, or expected.
Both words in one sentence
- He isn't just taken aback or slightly shocked—he loses consciousness, slowly comes to and realizes that he is crying hysterically, shaking uncontrollably, blacking out periodically, screaming non-stop, and is pretty much out of his mind.
Source: Heroic BSOD / Literature
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