surprise
verb (used with object)
to strike or occur to with a sudden feeling of wonder or astonishment, as through unexpectedness.
surprisedly
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a word derived from
surprise.
Example Sentences
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When this big bank surprisedly found itself making 6% on its investment under Hitz handling, it decided to give him control of other hotels it was stuck with in Depression.
From Time Magazine Archive
Franklin surely has some tricks that would have left the laughing surprisedly.
From Time Magazine Archive
"Mollie!" he said, surprisedly; and then looking half annoyed, or at least a trifle disturbed, he added, as if a sudden thought had occurred to him, "then it was Mollie, Chandos spoke of."
From Vagabondia 1884 by Frances Hodgson Burnett
The couple had barely stepped into the lodge when Michael stopped to listen in the direction of the gate and said, surprisedly: "I hear the gallop of a horse!"
From The Pocket Bible or Christian the Printer A Tale of the Sixteenth Century by Eug?ne Sue
This was a new tone for him to take, and Checkers turned and looked at him surprisedly.
From Checkers A Hard-luck Story by Henry M. Blossom
