nonastonishing
English
Etymology
From non- + astonishing.
Adjective
nonastonishing (not comparable)
- Not astonishing.
- 1989, Helen Harris Perlman, Looking Back to See Ahead, Chicago, Ill.; London: The University of Chicago Press, →ISBN, page 76:
- Most women who go to work go into nonastonishing jobs. So do men.
- 2002, Karen Jones, “The Politics of Credibility”, in Louise M. Antony and Charlotte E. Witt, editors, A Mind of One’s Own: Feminist Essays on Reason And Objectivity, Westview Press, →ISBN, page 157:
- An astonishing report is, other things being equal, less credible than a nonastonishing one.
- 2002, Helen M. Burnstad, “Part-Time Faculty Development at Johnson County Community College”, in Gordon E. Watts, editor, Enhancing Community Colleges Through Professional Development (New Directions for Community Colleges; number 120), Wiley, page 23:
- At that workshop, faculty are asked to share with other participants a “nonastonishing teaching tip.”
Synonyms
- unastonishing