sur ‧ pris ‧ ing ‧ ly W3 /səˈpraɪzɪŋli $ sər-/ BrE AmE adverb
[ Word Family: adjective : ↑ surprised , ↑ surprising ≠ ↑ unsurprising ; verb : ↑ surprise ; noun : ↑ surprise ; adverb : ↑ surprisingly ≠ ↑ unsurprisingly ]
unusually or unexpectedly:
The exam was surprisingly easy.
Not surprisingly, with youth unemployment so high, some school-leavers with qualifications fail to find jobs.