Unsurprisingly

adv

adv ·5 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adverb
  1. 1
    Not surprisingly, as could be expected.

    "Unsurprisingly for a man who went into mourning for three years after the death in 1994 of his own father, the legendary leader Kim Il-sung, and who in the first 30 years of his political career made no public statements, even to his own people, Kim's career is riddled with claims, counter claims, speculation, and contradiction. There are few hard facts about his birth and early years."

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"In tennis jargon, winning a set 6-0 is called a bagel. Winning two sets at love is called a double bagel. Winning three sets at love, only possible in a best-of-five match, is, unsurprisingly, referred to as a triple bagel. Triple bagels are extremely rare in professional tennis."

Etymology

From unsurprising + -ly or un- + surprisingly.

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