surprisingly
/səˈpɹaɪzɪŋli/
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.09 in modern English
18
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "Near-synonyms: unexpectedly, unusually"
- "The house was surprisingly small for such a numerous family."
- "Not surprisingly, the electrician didn't come at the time he had said."
- "Chema'd, surprisingly, paid for everything."
- "François Hollande has moved a step closer to becoming the first Socialist president of France in a generation by beating the incumbent, Nicolas Sarkozy, in the first round of elections. But the surprisingly high vote for the extreme-right candidate, Marine Le Pen, boosted the overall figures for the right and meant that the final runoff vote on 6 May remains on a knife edge."
Etymology
Etymology tree English surprising Middle English -ly English -ly English surprisingly From surprising + -ly.
Inflected Forms
more surprisingly (comparative)
most surprisingly (superlative)