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surprising

[ ser-prahy-zing, suh- ]

/ sərˈpraɪ zɪŋ, sə- /

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adjective

causing surprise, wonder, or astonishment.

unexpected.

Origin of surprising

First recorded in 1570–80; surprise + -ing²

OTHER WORDS FROM surprising

sur·pris·ing·ly, adverb un·sur·pris·ing, adjective un·sur·pris·ing·ly, adverb

Words nearby surprising

surprint, surprisal, surprise, surprise party, surprise symphony, surprising, surra, surratt, surreal, surrealism, surrealistic

Example sentences from the Web for surprisingly

But Obamacare picked itself up and dusted itself off surprisingly well.

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Not surprisingly, rates for recovery vary enormously, from as low as three percent to upwards of 75 percent.

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That was challenging physically for me but actually doing Liz and being able to access her is surprisingly is pretty easy.

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The current period, from the 1990s through today, is surprisingly cheerless.

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Nevertheless the others were engaged in a surprisingly large number of different occupations.

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For mortals deprived of reason the place is surprisingly quiet.

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Memory may not be always faithful, but she is often surprisingly prompt.

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It was surprisingly full of six-cylinder cars, and five and ten-cent stores, and banks with Doric columns, and paved streets.

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But, my dear Birney, what you tell me is surprisingly mysterious.

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British Dictionary definitions for surprisingly

surprising

/ (səˈpraɪzɪŋ) /

adjective

causing surprise; unexpected or amazing

Derived forms of surprising

surprisingly, adverb surprisingness, noun