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surprisingly | x |

As an adverb surprisingly

is in a way that causes surprise because it is unexpected, or unusual.

As a letter x is

the twenty-fourth letter of the.

As a symbol x is

voiceless velar fricative.

surprisingly

English

Adverb

(en adverb)
  • In a way that causes surprise because it is unexpected, or unusual.
    • The house was surprisingly small for such a numerous family.
    Not surprisingly , the electrician didn't come at the time he had said.
  • * {{quote-news
    • , year=2012 , date=April 23 , author=Angelique Chrisafis , title=François Hollande on top but far right scores record result in French election , work=the Guardian citation , page= , passage=François Hollande has moved a step closer to becoming the first Socialist president of France in a generation by beating the incumbent, Nicolas Sarkozy, in the first round of elections. But the surprisingly high vote for the extreme-right candidate, Marine Le Pen, boosted the overall figures for the right and meant that the final runoff vote on 6 May remains on a knife edge.}}

    Synonyms

    * unexpectedly * unusually

    Antonyms

    * as usual * normally

    Usage notes

    * This adverb is more often used to modify an adjective than a verb

    x

    Translingual

    {{Basic Latin character info, previous=W, next=Y, image= (wikipedia X)

    Etymology 1

    Letter

  • The twenty-fourth letter of the .
    • See also
    (Latn-script)

    Cardinal number

    (mul-number)
  • The number 10.

    • Symbol

    (mul-symbol)
  • A symbol of the IPA, representing a voiceless uvular fricative.
  • strike

    • Etymology 2

    Possibly from skull and crossbones

    Symbol

    (mul-symbol)
    • Derived terms
    * XXX

    See also

    {{Letter , page=X , NATO=X-ray , Morse=–··– , Character=X , Braille=? }} Image:Latin X.png, Capital and lowercase versions of X , in normal and italic type Image:Fraktur letter X.png, Uppercase and lowercase X in Fraktur Roman numerals ----