erstaunlicherweise
surprisingly, astonishingly
adverb er-SHTOW-nli-kher-vy-ze Rare
Usage Note
Erstaunlicherweise is a sentence adverb expressing the speaker's surprise at what follows. Like English 'surprisingly', it can be used with genuine surprise or irony. Erstaunlicherweise hat er pünktlich angefangen implies punctuality was unexpected.
Examples
"Erstaunlicherweise hatte er die schwierigste Aufgabe als erstes gelöst."
Natural Translation
Surprisingly, he had solved the most difficult task first.
Literal Translation
Astonishingly-so had he the most-difficult task as first solved.
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