adverb

surprisingly

surprisingly, unexpectedly

The exam was surprisingly easy.

The exam was surprisingly easy.

Surprisingly, he arrived on time.

Surprisingly, he arrived on time.

surprisingly ((adjective/adverb)) unexpectedly (adjective/adverb) The journey was surprisingly quick.

Surprisingly, ((clause)) used to comment on a whole sentence Surprisingly, the sun came out.

Synonyms: unexpectedly, astonishingly, remarkably

From the adjective 'surprising' plus the adverb-forming suffix '-ly'.

Adverbs ending in '-ly' often describe *how* something is done or to what degree. This word describes something as being done in a 'surprising' way.

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