No. 4,828 in Catalan
sorprenentment
Surprisingly.
In a sentence
Sorprenentment, va acabar la marató tot i tenir una lesió.
Surprisingly, he finished the marathon despite having an injury.
Here, 'sorprenentment' is used as an adverb to express that finishing the marathon despite injury was unexpected.
Sorprenentment, el llibre va tenir molt èxit al mercat internacional.
Surprisingly, the book was a great success in the international market.
In this example, 'sorprenentment' indicates that the book's success was surprising or unforeseen.
Sorprenentment, ningú va arribar tard a la reunió matinal.
Surprisingly, no one arrived late to the morning meeting.
Within this sentence, 'sorprenentment' serves to emphasize the unexpected punctuality of participants.
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