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[ adverb ] in a surprising manner

Examples

"he was surprisingly friendly"

Used in print

(Philip Reaves, "Who Rules the Marriage Bed?"...)

Not surprisingly , Dr._Ellis says , some recently enlightened wives are out_to claim these capabilities .

(Dan McLachlan, Jr., "Communication Networks and...)

The number of people acting_as one body by this scheme gives a surprisingly large army of * * f 55987 men .

Related terms

surprising surprising

2
[ adverb ] in an amazing manner; to everyone's surprise

Examples

"amazingly, he finished medical school in three years"

Used in print

(Frank Getlein and Harold C. Gardiner, S.J., Movies,...)

Not surprisingly , this approach did not work .

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