Hypertext Webster Gateway: "surprisingly"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Surprising \Sur*pris"ing\, a.
Exciting surprise; extraordinary; of a nature to excite
wonder and astonishment; as, surprising bravery; a surprising
escape from danger. -- {Sur*pris"ing*ly}, adv. --
{Sur*pris"ing*ness}, n.
Syn: Wonderful; extraordinary; unexpected; astonishing;
striking.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
surprisingly
adv 1: in a surprising manner; "he was surprisingly friendly"
2: in an amazing manner; to everyone's surprise; "amazingly, he
finished medical school in three years" [syn: {amazingly},
{astonishingly}]
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