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were surprisingly
adverb
In a way that causes surprise because it is unexpected, or unusual.
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They were surprisingly good.
People were surprisingly generous.
Ashton's influences were surprisingly varied.
The numbers were surprisingly small.
The answers were surprisingly mellow.
Some people were surprisingly outspoken.
Inside things were, surprisingly, ordered.
The choices were surprisingly sophisticated.
The Russians were surprisingly adamant.
His parents' jobs were surprisingly lefty-liberal.
She said the children were "surprisingly calm".
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