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Definition of Surprisingly
1. Adverb. In a surprising manner. "He was surprisingly friendly"
2. Adverb. In an amazing manner; to everyone's surprise. "Amazingly, he finished medical school in three years"
Definition of Surprisingly
1. Adverb. In a way that causes surprise because it is unexpected, or unusual. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Surprisingly
1. [adv]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Surprisingly
Literary usage of Surprisingly
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Popular Science Monthly by Harry Houdini Collection (Library of Congress) (1889)
"tatos tlio passage of tlio c-hild through the pelvi expedite tlio after-birth,
the woman in a surprisingly s resumes lici- household duties quite as it' ..."
2. Letters of George Meredith by George Meredith (1912)
"I am surprisingly aux cieux already. A dreadful hitch in S. Belloni has been
distressing me of late. This day tides me over the difficulty—to-morrow. ..."
3. Collections by Minisink Valley Historical Society, Connecticut Historical Society (1882)
"How surprisingly Uncertain our Enjoyments in this World are ! May not Mat. 6.
22. be translated. The Lamp of the Body is the Eye ? Pardon this Rapsody. ..."
4. Appletons' Annual Cyclopædia and Register of Important Events of the Year (1903)
"The excavations allowed an approximate reconstruction of a Minoan street, some
of the houses being, it might be said, of a surprisingly modern character, ..."
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