surpriser (ser prizer), (ser prizer)

[ surprising (sér-pri'zing), p. a. [Ppr. of surprise, v.] Exciting surprise; extraordinary; astonishing; of a nature to call out wonder or admiration: as, surprising bravery; a surpris ing escape. It is surprising to observe how simple and poor is the diet of the Egyptian peasantry, and yet how robust and healthy most of them are. E. W. Lane, Modern Egyptians, I. 243. = Syn. Strange, Curious, etc. See wonderful. surprisingly (sér-prī'zing-li), adv. In a surprising manner or degree; astonishingly.