surprising : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: surprising	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for surprising
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
surprising adj 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" Antonym(s): unsurprising
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Surprise \Sur*prise"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Surprised}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Surprising}.] [From {Surprise}, n.: cf. F. surprendre, p. p. surpris.] 1. To come or fall suddenly and unexpectedly; to take unawares; to seize or capture by unexpected attack. Fearfulness hath surprised the hypocrites. --Isa. xxxiii. 14. The castle of Macduff I will surprise. --Shak. Who can speak The mingled passions that surprised his heart? --Thomson. 2. To strike with wonder, astonishment, or confusion, by something sudden, unexpected, or remarkable; to confound; as, his conduct surprised me. I am surprised with an uncouth fear. --Shak. Up he starts, Discovered and surprised. --Milton. 3. To lead (one) to do suddenly and without forethought; to bring (one) into some unexpected state; -- with into; as, to be surprised into an indiscretion; to be surprised into generosity. 4. To hold possession of; to hold. [Obs.] Not with me, That in my hands surprise the sovereignity. --J. Webster. Syn: See {Astonish}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Surprising \Surpris"ing\, a. Exciting surprise; extraordinary; of a nature to excite wonder and astonishment; as, surprising* bravery; a surprising escape from danger. -- {Surpris"ingly}, adv. -- {Surpris"ingness}, n. Syn: Wonderful; extraordinary; unexpected; astonishing; striking.