surprisingly

B1
US /səˈpɹaɪzɪŋli/
adv Freq #8015

Meanings

  1. 1
    adv

    in a surprising manner

    They were surprisingly friendly.

  2. 2
    adv

    In a way that causes surprise because it is unexpected, or unusual.

    Near-synonyms: unexpectedly, unusually

  3. 3
    adv

    in an amazing manner

Etymology

From surprising + -ly.

Thesaurus

Synonyms
2 adv · in a way that causes... believe it or not[sentence adverb]] sense>unexpectedlyunusually
3 adv · in an amazing manner amazinglyastonishingly

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