Surprisingly sentence example
- Surprisingly , he wasn't satisfied by it. ...
- Surprisingly , Quinn said nothing. ...
- Her first solo swing was surprisingly successful. ...
- Cynthia offered the dessert but, surprisingly , Fred declined. ...
- "Yes," she answered in a surprisingly somber voice.
What's meaning of surprisingly?
1 : in a surprising manner : to a surprising degree a surprisingly fast runner. 2 : it is surprising that surprisingly, voter turnout was high.
Is the word surprisingly an adjective or adverb?
surprisingly Add to list Share. When something happens in a way that amazes you, use the adverb surprisingly, like when you find the kids at your new school to be surprisingly friendly. If a situation is surprising, it is completely unexpected — and you can say that it happens surprisingly.