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Etymology

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From non- +‎ astonishing.

Adjective

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nonastonishing (not comparable)

  1. 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, 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.”

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