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surprising

surp·ri·sing

UK/səˈpɹaɪzɪŋ/ US/sɚˈpɹaɪzɪŋ/ common

adjective

1.

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”
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Origin

From surprise + -ing.

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