| slovo | definícia |
surprising
(mass) | surprising
- prekvapivý |
surprising
(encz) | surprising,překvapivý |
surprising
(encz) | surprising,překvapující |
Surprising
(gcide) | 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.
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Fearfulness hath surprised the hypocrites. --Isa.
xxxiii. 14.
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The castle of Macduff I will surprise. --Shak.
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Who can speak
The mingled passions that surprised his heart?
--Thomson.
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2. To strike with wonder, astonishment, or confusion, by
something sudden, unexpected, or remarkable; to confound;
as, his conduct surprised me.
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I am surprised with an uncouth fear. --Shak.
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Up he starts,
Discovered and surprised. --Milton.
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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.
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4. To hold possession of; to hold. [Obs.]
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Not with me,
That in my hands surprise the sovereignity. --J.
Webster.
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Syn: See Astonish.
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Surprising
(gcide) | Surprising \Sur*pris"ing\, a.
Exciting surprise; extraordinary; of a nature to excite
wonder and astonishment; as, surprising bravery; a surprising
escape from danger. -- Sur*pris"ing*ly, adv. --
Sur*pris"ing*ness, n.
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Syn: Wonderful; extraordinary; unexpected; astonishing;
striking.
[1913 Webster] Surquedous |
surprising
(wn) | surprising
adj 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" [ant: unsurprising] |
| | podobné slovo | definícia |
surprisingly
(mass) | surprisingly
- prekvapivo |
surprisingly
(encz) | surprisingly,kupodivu surprisingly,nečekaně Zdeněk Brožsurprisingly,neočekávaně Martin M. |
surprisingly enought
(encz) | surprisingly enought,kupodivu Martin M.surprisingly enought,proti všemu očekávání Martin M.surprisingly enought,s podivem Martin M. |
surprisingness
(encz) | surprisingness, n: |
unsurprising
(encz) | unsurprising,nepřekvapující adj: Zdeněk Brož |
unsurprisingly
(encz) | unsurprisingly,nepřekvapitelně adv: Zdeněk Brožunsurprisingly,nepřekvapivě adv: Zdeněk Brož |
Surprising
(gcide) | 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.
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Fearfulness hath surprised the hypocrites. --Isa.
xxxiii. 14.
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The castle of Macduff I will surprise. --Shak.
[1913 Webster]
Who can speak
The mingled passions that surprised his heart?
--Thomson.
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2. To strike with wonder, astonishment, or confusion, by
something sudden, unexpected, or remarkable; to confound;
as, his conduct surprised me.
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I am surprised with an uncouth fear. --Shak.
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Up he starts,
Discovered and surprised. --Milton.
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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.
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4. To hold possession of; to hold. [Obs.]
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Not with me,
That in my hands surprise the sovereignity. --J.
Webster.
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Syn: See Astonish.
[1913 Webster]Surprising \Sur*pris"ing\, a.
Exciting surprise; extraordinary; of a nature to excite
wonder and astonishment; as, surprising bravery; a surprising
escape from danger. -- Sur*pris"ing*ly, adv. --
Sur*pris"ing*ness, n.
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Syn: Wonderful; extraordinary; unexpected; astonishing;
striking.
[1913 Webster] Surquedous |
Surprisingly
(gcide) | Surprising \Sur*pris"ing\, a.
Exciting surprise; extraordinary; of a nature to excite
wonder and astonishment; as, surprising bravery; a surprising
escape from danger. -- Sur*pris"ing*ly, adv. --
Sur*pris"ing*ness, n.
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Syn: Wonderful; extraordinary; unexpected; astonishing;
striking.
[1913 Webster] Surquedous |
Surprisingness
(gcide) | Surprising \Sur*pris"ing\, a.
Exciting surprise; extraordinary; of a nature to excite
wonder and astonishment; as, surprising bravery; a surprising
escape from danger. -- Sur*pris"ing*ly, adv. --
Sur*pris"ing*ness, n.
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Syn: Wonderful; extraordinary; unexpected; astonishing;
striking.
[1913 Webster] Surquedous |
surprisingly
(wn) | surprisingly
adv 1: in a surprising manner; "he was surprisingly friendly"
2: in an amazing manner; to everyone's surprise; "amazingly, he
finished medical school in three years" [syn: amazingly,
surprisingly, astonishingly] |
surprisingness
(wn) | surprisingness
n 1: extraordinariness by virtue of being unexpected; "the
unexpectedness of the warm welcome" [syn: unexpectedness,
surprisingness] [ant: expectedness] |
unsurprising
(wn) | unsurprising
adj 1: not causing surprise [ant: surprising] |
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