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surprising::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Derivation | surprisingness |
the report shows a surprising lack of hard factual data.
leaped up with surprising agility.
she earned a surprising amount of money.
Examples of surprising
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The wealth of safety systems made the omission of a blind-spot alert surprising.
From the freep.com
He believes more Wall Street firms will shake the market with surprising losses.
From the forbes.com
That's not surprising since many are closely allied with Big Business interests.
From the businessweek.com
It's surprising what some hotels will do for pets, and not run-of-the-mill pets.
From the abcnews.go.com
The surprising answer is yes, if it's as good as Douglas Rogers'The Last Resort.
From the time.com
So far, the results of man vs. machine have been a bit surprising, O'Toole said.
From the sciencedaily.com
Given the difficulties, it is not surprising that many shareholders have bolted.
From the economist.com
She walked away stung by the South's surprising 6-2 loss to the North all-stars.
From the stltoday.com
This is hardly surprising, even without the benefit of the sectarian 3D glasses.
From the forbes.com
- Causing surprise or wonder or amazement; "the report shows a surprising lack of hard factual data"; "leaped up with surprising agility"; "she earned a surprising amount of money"
- (surprisingly) amazingly: in an amazing manner; to everyone's surprise; "amazingly, he finished medical school in three years"
- (surprisingness) unexpectedness: extraordinariness by virtue of being unexpected; "the unexpectedness of the warm welcome"
- (surprise) cause to be surprised; "The news really surprised me"
- (surprise) the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you
- (surprise) a sudden unexpected event
- (Surprise!) Surprise! is a 1995 short film by German director Veit Helmer. It won a Golden Space Needle award at the 1995 Seattle International Film Festival. The story centers on a Rube Goldberg device.
- (Surprise (1777)) Surprise, the first American naval ship of the name, was a sloop purchased by the Continental Navy in 1777 and commanded by Captain Benjamin Dunn.
- (Surprise (animated film)) Surprise is a Pixar animated short created in 1991 by Pixar Animation Studios for Sesame Street. It starred Luxo Jr. from a previous Pixar short film.
